The first annual Spook-Tacular Halloween Drag Show will be held on Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m. in 120 Medical Sciences. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the show is set to begin around 6:15 p.m. It may or may not last until 8 p.m. It is open to the public.
The Office of LGBTQA Affairs is collaborating with Miracle Makers on the event; the two organizations will be splitting all of the proceeds 50/50. Half of the money raised will go towards the LGBTQ+ Scholarship given out every spring by the Office of LGBTQA Affairs. The other half will be included in Raiderthon’s donation to the Dayton Children’s Hospital.
It is asked that attendees donate $1-5 at the door. Additionally, instead of tipping the performers, it is asked that tip money is put into donation buckets.
According to Shelby Dinkledine, graduate assistant for the Office of LGBTQA Affairs and alumni relations for Miracle Makers, there are currently five people signed up to perform and there is room for more. Performers are entirely volunteer-based and will either be dressed in drag or a Halloween costume; anyone is welcome to sign up and perform, including students, alumni and others.
According to Dinkledine, there may be an educational section added to the show which will include the history of drag, what drag is and how it originated. Another educational piece will discuss what Dayton Children’s Hospital is and how and why they are being donated to.
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The Spook-Tacular Halloween Drag Show is replacing Raiderthon’s Mini Marathon this year in the hopes for higher attendance, participation and profit.
In upcoming years, Dinkledine plans to hold the show on Oct. 29 or 30, as many people are unable to attend this year’s show due to prior plans. Still, she hopes that attendance will reach 40 people or more. If you would like to sign up to perform, please contact Shelby Dinkledine at dinkledine.3@wright.edu by Tuesday afternoon at the latest so that you may be added to the schedule.
