The Nance

Performance dates & times

Fri, Apr 21 - 7:30
Sat, Apr 22 - 7:30
Thu, April 27 - 7:30
Fri, April 28 - 7:30
Sat, April 29 - 7:30
Sun, April 30 - 2:00 pm
Thu, May 4 - 7:30
Fri, May 5 - 7:30
Sat, May 6 - 2:00 pm

The Nance

By Douglas Carter Beane

A Co-Production of Madison Theatre Guild and OUT!Cast Theatre!!

Directed by Steve Noll

Chauncey Miles is a gay burlesque comedian who plays a “nance” – a stereotypically flamboyant, camp representation of a homosexual.  Caught up in New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia’s crackdown on “deviants” before the 1939 World’s Fair, Chauncey is forced to confront the contradiction between the character he plays on the stage and who he is in real life.

The Nance‘s mixture of broad comedy and pathos brilliantly depicts the time when it was easy to play gay but dangerous to be gay.

With the talents of:

Dennis Yadon as Chauncey Miles
Joe Molloy as Ned
Scott Stanley as Ephraim
Katie Debs as Sylvie
Marie Mack as Joan
Ariel LeBron as Carmen
Miranda Belle as Rose

On the Drury stage

CapitalQ Theatre Festival 2025

Coming Soon

Tomorrow at 7:30pm


Alice in Wonderland Jr.

Coming Soon

Sat, Jun 28th at 2:30pm


Matt Farley Double Feature:

Coming Soon

Sun, Jun 29th at 4:00pm


Summer Showcase 2025

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Sat, Jul 12th at 5:00pm


The World’s a Stage 2025

Coming Soon

Sat, Jul 26th at 2:30pm