Aradia, Susan Wiseheart Collection

Item Data

  • Collection Title: Aradia Susan Wiseheart Collection
  • Item Title: "Patti Pot" by Ann Young & Tess Wiseheart
  • ID Number: ASW-003
  • Date Range: 10-31-80
  • Description: Spoof on Peter Pan.
  • Biographical/Historical Note: Program available. "Patti Pot" was performed at Jere Van Syoc's "Temple," in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in Linda Smith's third floor apartment. Cf, Jere Van Syoc, "The Brothel, the Temple, and Art" Bio for Linda Smith, Jerry Van Syoc and Sherry Redding Per email from Susan Wiseheart, 12-14-2018: Patti Pot was performed on Halloween Night, October 31, 1980. It was held at what we called The Temple, a large house where we often had events, owned first by Jere Van Syoc and Maggie Reardon then by Jere, Linda Smith and Sherry Redding. The play had two showings, one at 9:15 and one at 10:30. It was held in the alcove of the living room of Linda Smith’s third floor apartment and was part of one of our famous Halloween parties.
  • Genres: Spoof
  • Places: Grand Rapids, MI
  • Access & Use: Contact Lesbian Home Movie Project (LHMP) info@lesbianhomemovieproject.org. No re-use without permission. LHMP must contact donor Susan Wiseheart with regard to any re-use.
  • Color or B&W: B&W
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  • Running Time: 25:58
  • Rights:
  • Sound: Sound
  • Subjects: Lesbians
  • Creators: Aradia
  • Collaborators & Participants: Susan Wiseheart as Tinkerbelle Tess Wiseheart as Patti Pot Contact LHMP for further program information at info@lhmp.org. If you or friends were present for this event, we hope you'll email us at info@lesbianhomemovieproject.org & let us know. We'll share your input if that's okay, or just preserve it.
  • Source Format: 1/2" open reel tape
  • Format: 1/2" open reel
  • Viewing Log: Static Mother tells Wendy to put the children to bed. Wendy and one child make out. Giggling. Tinker Belle comes in the window. Patty Pot comes in. One child sews Patti's shadow back on, Patti is from Everever land where everyone is gay and proud. Patti tells them they can fly if they think gay thoughts. One thinks Alix Dobkin, Lavendar Jane, Oh I'm flying. Next one thinks Kristy McNichols, Melissa Manchester..... Last one thinks Alice B. Toklas.... They all arrive in Everever land. Patti says she brought back 3 sisters and a dog. It's not a perfectisland. It's gay. One person trying to make it a non-fun place. They tie up an Indian. Go warn Patti Pot. The killjoys get there first and tie everyone up. Patti Pot frees them. Mirabelle, the tall one, wants to be happy & free too. Make a pie laced with estrogen to catch Patti Pot. Maribelle is ordered to make it. Then Maribelle tells Tinkerbelle, but Tinkerbelle is jealous of Patti Pot. Tinkerbelle eats it to save Patti Pot and suddenly puts on make up.. They sing loving is believing to Tinker Belle and she's back. Then the make a circle around Marybelle. There's a little bit of fairy in every woman. They think gay thoughts and fly home.