The Posture Queen

The Posture Queen is a post-modern morality tale inspired by the life of Tommy "Issan" Dorsey, a sailor, drag queen, junkie, commune leader and Zen Buddhist master who took the excesses of the flesh and the wonders of the spirit to the farthest either could go. Never a real devil even when at his most debauched, never a true angel when at his most spiritual, the life of Issan Dorsey defies typical moral judgments and dances between the boundaries of sexuality, death, love, and euphoria. Memories from his life play out over the course of one day in the zen monastery. This play uses movement, dance, songs and ritual chanting , sound and video to capture Issan's wild lust for life and kindness of spirit.