Becoming Austin Nation

Becoming Austin Nation is a show in the Hollywood Fringe Fest that comes highly recommended by Brothers of the Desert.

Brothers of the Desert is a sponsor of this original piece that is part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival from June 9-26 at the Los Angeles LGBT Center. Austin Nation will share his entertaining and humorous autobiographical piece, “From Crack to PhD: A Drag Queen’s Story.”

Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS at the age of 26 this is the story of a person facing his own mortality until the release of the life extending drug AZT. At 40, Austin beat back his demons and is living his best life as a drag performer and a professor of nursing at Cal State Fullerton and Nursing Supervisor at USC Keck Medical Center. It’s a story you do not want to miss. For more information and to get tickets go to this link: 

Info and Ticket Information

You can catch the performances on these dates:

SUNDAY, JUNE 5TH 3PM (PREVIEW)
THURSDAY, JUNE 9TH 8PM (OPENING NIGHT)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15TH 8PM
SUNDAY, JUNE 19TH MATINEE 2PM
FRI DAY, JUNE 24TH 8PM

NOTE: HOLLYWOOD FRING IS REQUIRING MASKS AT INDOOR FRINGE-SPONSORED EVENTS.