This week we talk to Luke Wallens, an Austin-based improviser and original cast member of the 2018 Big Gay Musical stage production, as well as part of the LGBTQIA sketch show Martini Ranch. Luke talks about moving around a lot as a kid, coming out as gay when your dad is a pastor, and how to find a special sense of home wherever you go. Then, off we go to the magical desert land of Marfa, TX for a fully-improvised musical extravaganza about Christine, a new woman in town looking for love! What will happen when she meets a ghost with the same name as her? What’s the deal with the grumpy, wiccan pizza place owner? Can cacti really will anything to happen, like a genie? Are dreams real?!?! CAN YOU LOVE PIZZA IN A ROMANTIC WAY?

The Big Gay Musical Podcast is produced by Tosin Awofeso, Chelsea Beth, Bridget Brewer, Marissa Macy and Ammon Taylor.

Music by Ammon Taylor

This episode featured the improvisational talent of: Casey Marie, Bridget Brewer, Frank Sanchez, Luke Wallens, Marissa Macy

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