The mostly true story of America's gayest founding daddy
Conceived by Jenny Zigrino (Conan, Badass Bitches of History) and co-written with Caleb Zeringue (Luigi: The Musical), comes The Drillmaster, a new comedic play about the life and times of the Prussian immigrant and gay polyamorous founding father of the United States, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Von Steuben. Just in time for the United States’ 250th Anniversary, the play is set to debut as a staged reading in San Francisco at The Eagle on April 1, followed by a star-studded reading in Los Angeles at the Elysian Theater May 3 during the Netflix is a Joke Fest.
Both readings will star co-writers Jenny Zigrino as the title character ‘The Baron,’ and Caleb Zeringue as Alexander Hamilton with additional parts read by Jonny Stein who played Luigi in Luigi: The Musical’s SF run, Lady Bushra, Ashley Monique, Barb and many more.
The Drillmaster is set in 1778 when General George Washington and his Continental Army were on the brink. The camp at Valley Forge was a cesspool of disease, desertion, and disillusion, and only one thing could save them: a middle aged, polyamorous, openly gay Prussian Captain, The Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Von Steuben, often referred to as ‘The Baron,’ and recruited by Benjamin Franklin himself. Over three long, hard winter months, ‘The Baron’ drilled the men (and drilled the men) from a rag tag group of scattered militia troops into a coordinated army of disciplined red coat killing machines, and a coordinated force capable of standing toe-to-toe with the British, with or without pants.
Without this super gay, flamboyant and fabulous immigrant, not only would America's current army not exist today, but America's future may never have existed at all.