A troupe of Denver-based drag queens known as the Demented Divas (formerly the Denver Cycle Sluts) is playing fairy godmother and taking the fight to save a local drive-in theater to the rooftops – the rooftops of the theater’s concession stand, that is.
On September 21 and 22 beginning at 6:30 p.m., the burly belles will perform a version of Cinderella on the roof of the Cinderella Twin Drive-In Movie Theater’s concession stand to raise awareness and protest the demolition of Denver’s last drive-in.
“We are doing this protest because Denver hardly needs another set of luxury apartments,” says green-haired, glitter-mustachioed Nuclia Waste, who will be starring as Cinderella. “It’s ridiculous. Drive-in movie theaters are such an American institution, right up there with apple pie, baseball and Mom. They need to be preserved, not torn down.”
“We are very sad at the eminent destruction of one of the few remaining drive-in movie theaters in the country,” says Jim Goble, manager of the drive-in. “We are happy that the Demented Divas are just as upset about this and want to stage this protest.”
