Island City Stage�s Stand-UP. STAND OUT! Comedy Contest

Island City Stage invites the community to listen, laugh and vote for South Florida�s funniest during its on May 23 in advance of PRIDE Month. The theatre company has sought out local comics to test their stand-up shtick in front of a live audience in the hopes of securing a spot to open-up for select shows during the run of the company�s upcoming production of �The Mystery of Irma Vep� by Charles Ludlam, a comedic horror satire. �The Mystery of Irma Vep� is part of the award-winning theater company�s 10th Anniversary 2021-22 South Florida Season. 

The Stand-UP. STAND OUT! Comedy Contest will feature local comics Peter Bisuito, Brian Coronado, Michael Evans, Mai LG aka Mrs. Saigon, Seetharaman �Seetha� Radhakrishnan, Vee Shally, Chris Shepard and Sarah Kenny performing at Island City Stage. One winner, chosen by a panel of local celebrity judges including Rod Hagwood, Michelle Solomon and Scott Ryan, plus audience support, will receive a $100 gift card and an opening guest spot role for select performances of �The Mystery of Irma Vep� that runs June 9 � July 10. A nominal fee of $10 to attend the competition will be donated to Island City Stage.

Vampire attacks, werewolf sightings, and the resurrection of an Egyptian Princess all make an appearance in �The Mystery of Irma Vep,� a hilarious send-up of gothic romance and horror films in which two actors and lightning, fast costume changes are the stars of the show.

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�The Mystery of Irma Vep� is sponsored by Our Fund, the SHS Foundation, the Broward County Cultural Council and Florida Department of State Division of Arts & Culture.

Island City Stage�s 10^th anniversary 2021-22 season kicked off with �The Twentieth Century Way� by Tom Jacobson in October, followed by �Armature� by Andrew Kramer and �Suddenly Last Summer� by Tennessee Williams.

Island City Stage is located at 2304 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. Stand-UP. STAND OUT! Comedy Contest tickets are available at .

For more information and tickets, please visit islandcitystage.org, call (954) 928-9800 or email md@islandcitystage.org. Follow Island City Stage on Facebook at facebook.com/IslandCityStageFL and on Instagram at @islandcitystage1.