Speed Queen

Phoebe Legere is a singer, songwriter, accordionist, feminist, erstwhile Playboy model, Pulitzer Prize nominee and veteran downtown avant-garde scenestress who is never shy about exposing her contradictions. Her new piece, directed by Lissa Moira, honors trangender pioneer Marion Barbara "Joe" Carstairs, whose lovers reportedly included Tallulah Bankhead and Marlene Dietrich.