La MaMa Announces June Return of SQUIRTS Festival

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The queer intergenerational performance festival returns for its 13th edition in New York City.

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La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club has announced the return of SQUIRTS, the organization’s queer intergenerational performance festival, running June 4–7, 2026 at The Club at La MaMa.

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Now in its 13th edition, this year’s festival will take place within a silver chrome installation known as “The Memory Palace,” described as a space for reflection, remembrance, and dialogue. The lineup will feature appearances and performances by Lady Bunny , Chiquitita, RuAfza, Mei Ann Teo , Ife Olujobi , and Deepali Zeer, among others. The festival will also include tributes to Agosto Machado and Diana Oh .

Festival events include an excerpt of the late Cecilia Gentili’s Red Ink , conversations between performers across generations, tribute performances, and readings. Surprise guests will also be announced.

SQUIRTS was founded in 2012 by Dan Fishback in partnership with La MaMa to address generational divides within queer communities intensified by AIDS and gentrification. The festival has since focused on supporting queer and trans artists, particularly QTPOC creators, through experimental live performance.

The 2026 festival is curated by Paris Alexander and produced by Buffy Sierra. Promotional imagery for the event was photographed by MTHR TRSA at C'mon Everybody and features Crackhead Barney and Justice Smith .

Act 1: Chiquitita performs an excerpt from Red Ink Act 2: Conversation between Chiquitita and Lady Bunny

Act 1: Show, Girl by RuAfza featuring LaWhore Va g i s t a n Act 2: Mother-daughter dialogue with a performance by Bijli

Tribute evening honoring Agosto Machado

Conversation with Mei Ann Teo , reading of My H8 Letter to the Great American Theater by ZaZa D / Diana Oh , and a closing performance by Deepali Zeer

Tickets are available on a sliding scale from $10–$100. Higher-priced tickets help support the continued operation of the festival.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/La-MaMas-SQUIRTS-Festival-Will-Return-This-June-20260518)._