Today Avocado Toast the series co-creator, Perrie Voss (she/her) chats with actor and producer, Wayne Burns (he/him). Wayne plays the incredible Katharine Hepburn in the series during the infamous "Diner Dream" in season 1 episode 4. The two have a really interesting conversation around Wayne accepting the role and his concerns about appropriating drag culture as a non-drag performer. He remembers his first interaction with drag in the film starring Patrick Swayze To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar and his first time seeing Allysin Chains perform at The Gladstone Hotel. Wayne also starred in Slo Pitch and he joyfully compares Avocado Toast and Slo Pitch, with Avocado Toast being the beginners entrance into understanding queerness and Slo Pitch dropping us right in the middle of the culture! Wayne has produced several projects recently including "Body So Fluorescent" (Best Emerging Artist, InsideOut Festival), "A Revolution of Love" (created with participation of the City of Toronto), and the upcoming Grandma was a Cowgirl with Vivien Endicott-Douglas.

Follow Wayne on instagram @wayne.burns and his website www.wayneburns.ca 

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