About performance
A gay bar in the middle of a city where violence and discrimination against sexual minorities are rampant - it has a secret dressing room of the mysterious drag queen ‘Orlando,’ who has lived for hundreds of years changing his genders. One day, the ‘Fruitcakes(customers at the gay bar)’ hide in Orlando’s room because of a sudden check by the police, fearful and worried that if arrested, their identities would be revealed in the papers and they would be socially denounced. Orland starts to tell his story to them.
With the help of Orlando and the guardian angels Mighty Musicians, ’Fruitcakes’ embark on a storytelling journey of 2600 years that transcends time and space. They meet 13 historic sexual-minority people and experience their stories firsthand - Aristogeiton and Harmodius, a homosexual couple who initiated democracy of Ancient Greece in Athens; Eleanor Roosevelt, former first lady and social activist who drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of UN in 1948; and the versatile genius Leonardo Da Vinci.
Back to reality from the time travel of 2600 years, the ‘Fruitcakes’ no longer tremble from fear and anxiety. Gaining courage and inspiration from Orlando, they go out on the streets, swinging the door open and singing in loud voices, to fight against the injustice and to restore the freedom and equality.

Synopsis
We Must Go! A cry for freedom
and equality against violence and oppression, presented with a powerful mise-en-scene, music, and media art!
In 13 Fruitcakes, a time traveling sequence with the mysterious drag queen Orlando unfolds on stage. During this journey, the audience learns the “13 great members of the LGBT community” who left significant marks in the development of humanity in culture, arts, science, and politics, while living under the shadows of society’s discrimination, oppression, and injustice.
Laughing and crying together while watching the beautiful, yet heartbreaking, hidden stories of their lives, audiences can reflect once again on the true meaning of justice, equality, and peace; what it really means to live a human life: and how we should lead our lives.

About company
Founded in 2013, Singing Actors Repertory Company is a performance group as well as production company formed with the objective of blurring the established borders of theatre, opera and musical and moving beyond the barriers of language and culture to pursue a new musical comprehensive art that can communicate with the people around the world.
Believing that ‘the stage is the kaleidoscope of all beauties and truths,’ professional performing artists have gathered with a commitment to create a better world by letting the audience have fun, be touched and reflect on their lives through colorful portrayals of our lives.

Reviews
Blooming Artistry.
The beautiful and intricate song cycle..
Frequently operatic and deeply emotional.
- BROADWAY WORLD, Joe Lombardi

Couture and dance en pointe, neverdecadently, and always with understated, impeccable taste.
- STAGE VOICES, Bob Shuman

A dazzling multi-media extravaganza... The production is exhilarating.
13 Fruitcakes is by turns joyful and sobering, entertaining and inspiring.
- THEASY.COM, Eleanor J. Bader

Beautiful Tribute to the Sad Reality of LGBTQ history.
A drag show mixed with an opera with a touch of Cirque du Soleil.
- TEECO71 ENTERTINMENT, Tommy Geraci

Intense and intriguing, “13 Fruitcakes” is a slice of history mixed with a poignant message and visual artistry of the continuum of universal queer oppression, deftly meant to be chewed on long after one leaves the theater.
- ONSTAGEBLOG.COM, Natalie Rine

Credits
Playwright·Director/ Byungkoo Ahn
Associate Director/ Heeyeon Kim
Composer/ Gihieh Lee
Lyrics/ Oscar Wilde and other queer poets
Choreographer/ Jaseung Won, Byunggoo Seo
Dramaturge/ Sandra Lee
Producer/ Jayoung Jeong, Sujin Kim
Production Manager/ Minseok Lee
Managing Director/ Sujin Kim, Soon Park
Visual Director/ Tay Yoo
Set Design/ Taemin Go
Costume Design/ Leon Wiebers
Sound Design/ Jeonghoon Kim
Light Design/ Jaeeok Kim
Media Design/ Inhye Lee
Stage Manager/ Suye Park
Assistant Director/ Sol Lee
Promotions Manager/ Juhyun Lee
Promotions & Ticket Manager/ Minyeong Kim
Visual Media Design/ Hyunhee Lee
Cast: Jimin More, Jayoung Jeong, Kyungrok Kim, Jiung Kim, Sangjoon Park, Jinu Song, Joowon Shin, Solji Ahn, Gihyun Lee, Soojung Lee, Ohhoon Lee, Jongrack Jung, Hankyul Cho, Jaehun Choi
Production Company/ Singing Actors Repertory Company

*Photo Credit: Theo Cote