Next Two Burlesque Plays Announced—Dr. Who & Star Wars
Today, The Society of Sin announced its next two big burlesque parody plays for 2015! On Sunday, November 22, 2015, we will be performing a Doctor Who show called "Doctor Who-Ha: A Doctor Who Burlesque Parody" at Eiffel Society (2040 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, LA). Tickets went on sale today and are $20 for VIP and $10 for General Admission when you buy online but will go up to $15 at the door the night of the show. VIP tickets are expected to sell out within the week. Th
The Society of Sin Burlesque Troupe Launches Firefly Parody Show
NEW ORLEANS, September 24, 2015– Space cowboys. Genderbending. Homoerotic stripteases amidst sci-fi shoot-outs. These are just a few of the things audiences can look forward to in “Serenitease: The Shiniest Burlesque in the ‘Verse,” the new burlesque and drag play parodying Joss Whedon’s beloved but short-lived sci-fi series Firefly presented by New Orleans-based burlesque troupe, The Society of Sin. “Serenitease,” written by Xena Zeit-Geist, is currently scheduled to run for
Insightful Article on the Future of New Orleans Burlesque Featured on Front Page of Nola.com
If you're looking for a good read about what some of New Orleans' top performers and producers believe the future holds for the burlesque community in The Big Easy, check out Nola.com's front-page story, "How New Orleans' Thriving Burlesque Scene Prepares for Its Next Act," by David Lee Simmons, with quotes from our very own Founder and Artistic Director, Xena Zeit-Geist! And be sure to cruise Chris Granger's gorgeous photo gallery accompanying the piece, as well. #neworleans
The Society of Sin Returns to the Stage with Burlesque Ode to Broadway Musicals
NEW ORLEANS, September 11, 2015 – New Orleans-based burlesque and variety troupe The Society of Sin is preparing a new burlesque revue for their return to Eiffel Society this month. “Take It Off Broadway” is a burlesque ode to the troupe’s favorite Broadway musicals and will feature acts from popular musicals such as Wicked, Chicago, Into the Woods, Les Misérables, Beauty and the Beast, Cabaret, and more. This production is currently scheduled to run for only one night, Frida
New Venue For Burgeoning Burlesque Gameshow
NEW ORLEANS, August 21, 2015 — Something new is coming to The Dragon’s Den bar in the Marigny every Tuesday night. And it involves audience members handcuffed to burlesque dancers. For more than a month now, “The Vice Is Right,” an entrancing new form of entertainment created by local burlesque luminary Xena Zeit-Geist, has been wowing longtime fans of burlesque as well as newcomers to the art. So far, nobody has complained about the experience. Dancers are pitted against eac
The Society of Sin Returns to the Stage with Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Burlesque
NEW ORLEANS, July 9, 2015 – New Orleans-based burlesque and variety troupe The Society of Sin is preparing their second installment of “Dungeons & Dragon Queens: A Live Action Pen & Pasties Burlesque RPG,” an interactive burlesque show where the audience and a set of dice decide the fate of four burlesque performers on a quest for adventure. This highly experimental production is currently scheduled to run for only one night, Friday, July 24, 2015 at Cafe Istanbul (2372 St. C
Dungeons & Dragon Queens Burlesque Rolls a Crit!
We debuted our newest show, "Dungeons & Dragon Queens: A Live Action Pen & Pasties Burlesque RPG," last Friday at Eiffel Society to a warm, welcoming and pretty much ideal audience, and these are the photos that resulted. We had so much fun with this experimental, improvisation-heavy show that we're hoping to bring out the next chapter within the next few months! Thank you to everyone who attended and made this show the zany good time that it was, and thank you to Eiffel Soci
Talk Nerdy To Me Gets Great NOLA.com Write Up
If you haven't had a chance to make it out to our regular show, Talk Nerdy To Me: A Weekly Burlesque Revue at The Dragon's Den at 7p every Saturday, check out this article by David Lee Simmons at NOLA.com to see what you're missing out on! If you want to check us out this Saturday, our lineup will include Ben Wisdom hosting with us for the first time, and peformers Cherry Bombshell, Nymphadora, and Xena Zeit-Geist bringing some naughty nerdlesque to the stage! Plus, it's Sinn
Dungeons & Dragon Queens: A Live Action Pen & Pasties Burlesque RPG Press Release!
NEW ORLEANS, March 10, 2015 – New Orleans-based burlesque and variety troupe The Society of Sin is preparing their second theatrical production of 2015, an interactive burlesque show based on the troupe’s favorite table-top games called “Dungeons & Dragon Queens: A Live Action Pen & Pasties Burlesque RPG.” “The idea behind the show was to create a sort of burlesque choose-your-own-adventure story,” said Xena Zeit-Geist, Founder of The Society of Sin and lead writer of “Dungeo
The Society of Sin Does Shakespeare Burlesque for Fringe Fest
This year The Society of Sin will be a part of New Orleans Fringe Fest at Mag's. We will be performing our Shakespeare burlesque play, A Midsummer Night's Wet Dream, which enjoyed a successful opening this summer at The Shadowbox. The show is an adaptation of the classic comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream revised to be set in Louisiana in the 1930s and with significant more stripteases and sequins than the original. In our version, Lysander and Hermia are a lesbian couple, the
