Tickets $25.

Doors at 6:30 p.m.; Performance at 7 p.m.
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THE EXPERIENCE

Rating: PG-13 / R / Don’t bring your children.

Are you ready to boldly go where no therapist has gone before? Great! Because you’re in need and Dr. Carla needs your money. And now, thanks to the stress of the election, she’s in space! Ask Dr. Carla is a hilarious night of improvisational drag comedy starring Portland’s premier drag clown Carla Rossi—she might not have degrees or qualifications, but she has a Galaxy-class starship with a full bar, liability waivers, and a couch with your name on it. Joined by her green-skinned First Officer Svetlana Trantastic, Carla and Svetty welcome a special celebrity ambassador onto the ship each session so you—and they—don’t have to do all the work. Joining them on the Enterprise is none other than all-time Portland drag legend Poison Waters, beaming up as part of her intergalactic tour from Darcelle XV to the stars of Betazed. Ask Dr. Carla: it’s like a late-night talk show, except it’s unlicensed therapy with unhinged drag queens—in space.

ON STAGE:

Anthony Hudson / Carla Rossi
Anthony Hudson is a Grand Ronde/Siletz artist and writer also known as Portland’s premier drag clown, Carla Rossi. Anthony’s performance work, from his award-winning solo show Looking for Tiger Lily to Queer Horror at the Hollywood Theatre, have earned him national fellowships, international engagements including the US Pavilion’s drag clown in residence at the 2024 Venice Biennale, features in Hyperallergic and Art in America, and sainthood from the Portland Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. A 2023 FSG Writer’s Fellowship finalist and 2024 Tin House resident, Anthony’s writing has appeared in American Theatre, BOMB Magazine, and Arts and International Affairs. He is currently adapting Looking for Tiger Lily into a book when not dissociating during Star Trek. TheCarlaRossi.com / @thecarlarossi 

Svetlana Trantastic
Svetlana Trantastic is a comedian, puppeteer, snake-oil salesgirl, psychic, and drag performer. She has written and performed short plays, filthy jingles, and comedy sketches in the seedier night clubs of Portland since 2012. Svetlana has been an actor with American Immersion Theater since 2020, and she was crowned the Queen of Portland Drag Comedy in a ten-week competition and has yet to be unseated. According to Willamette Week, Svetlana recently mastered “background acting” in Ask Dr. Carla. @svetlanatrantastic

Poison Waters
Poison Waters is not just a personality, Poison Waters is an experience. Hundreds of thousands have enjoyed the one-of-a-kind entertainment and dynamic presence that only Poison Waters can provide. For over three decades, the Poison Waters experience continues to grow and update itself with our ever-changing times, while holding tight the unique qualities that Poison has become synonymous with: Dedication, Passion, Humor, Joy and Positive Light! Celebrating 35 years of entertaining, Poison Waters is an experience you’ll not soon forget!