“Some have said they will not be supporting the, and others don’t think anyone should be able to attend the performance.”Ī similar thing happened in Presque Isle when Pride Aroostook sponsored the Divas at a local sports bar, which ended up moving the event to a venue in Fort Fairfield. “The handful of people who have contacted the Theatre have said that a drag show does not reflect their values,” Myers said.
Tracy simply untagged the Divas from the post, he said. The only negativity that Tracy has experienced tied to the event is being tagged on Facebook by a group that urged businesses supporting the theater to withdraw their funding immediately. The theater received a voicemail and a few emails and Facebook messages from people opposing the event, Myers said.
“I would say there is a lot more enthusiastic support than there is negativity surrounding the event,” Myers said, noting that those who expressed their dissatisfaction appear to be part of a vocal minority. Delicious Drag Divas, a Bangor-based group of drag performers, is coming to the Center Theatre in Dover-Foxcroft for the first time on April 15.
