FEST DATES:
21 OCT – 1 NOV 2026
(a play in a) DARK ROOM
Pants Off Productions
Jacksonville, UNITED STATES
"Fuck you. Try all you want. We’re not going anywhere."
WORLD PREMIERE: In this visceral, sensory-driven, psychological thriller, Davis the Janitor cleans up all sorts of bodily fluids at his night job in a dark room. Piss, cum, shit, vomit, poppers -- no stain can scare off Davis, the self-proclaimed "pig of pigs"... until a lingering violent threat forces Davis to confront the only stain he cannot clean.
(a play in a) DARK ROOM is an intense, disturbing, often funny, and unapologetically messy exploration of queerness. Written and performed by multi-award-winning-queer activist Dr.Pants, the show blends autotheory, multimedia visuals, dynamic movement, and an original electronic score to challenge respectability politics, confront trauma, and find hope.
Performer and writer Dr.Pants is critically acclaimed worldwide for the "sheer bravery" (Watermark News) in his writing and performance. He is described by critics as being "immeasurably talented" (Broadway World), "sharp, quick, and uncompromising" (GSCENE), and "bold, brazen and stratospherically cheeky, concealing beneath the girth of energy a good heart and a probing mind." (Lost in Theatreland). Dr.Pants has single-handedly raised over £1000+ for LGBTQ+ charities worldwide, including the WR1 Foundation, The University of Essex's Student Union, LGBT+ Health and Wellbeing Scotland, and the Center of Orlando. His play Pup Play won seven international fringe awards and a further five nominations. Dr.Pants was runner-up for Activist of the Year at the National Queer Student Awards.
(A Play in a) Dark Room contains violent, frightening and sexually-explicit content that will disturb and upset most viewers, including:
Graphic portrayals of mass violence and hate crimes
Self-harm and suicidal ideations
Explicit sexual situations (including those involving every type of bodily fluid including piss, vomit, feces, cum, spit, and blood.)
Full Frontal Nudity
Fake bodily fluids
Pornographic imagery
Homophobia
Sexism
WORLD PREMIERE: In this visceral, sensory-driven, psychological thriller, Davis the Janitor cleans up all sorts of bodily fluids at his night job in a dark room. Piss, cum, shit, vomit, poppers -- no stain can scare off Davis, the self-proclaimed "pig of pigs"... until a lingering violent threat forces Davis to confront the only stain he cannot clean.
(a play in a) DARK ROOM is an intense, disturbing, often funny, and unapologetically messy exploration of queerness. Written and performed by multi-award-winning-queer activist Dr.Pants, the show blends autotheory, multimedia visuals, dynamic movement, and an original electronic score to challenge respectability politics, confront trauma, and find hope.
Performer and writer Dr.Pants is critically acclaimed worldwide for the "sheer bravery" (Watermark News) in his writing and performance. He is described by critics as being "immeasurably talented" (Broadway World), "sharp, quick, and uncompromising" (GSCENE), and "bold, brazen and stratospherically cheeky, concealing beneath the girth of energy a good heart and a probing mind." (Lost in Theatreland). Dr.Pants has single-handedly raised over £1000+ for LGBTQ+ charities worldwide, including the WR1 Foundation, The University of Essex's Student Union, LGBT+ Health and Wellbeing Scotland, and the Center of Orlando. His play Pup Play won seven international fringe awards and a further five nominations. Dr.Pants was runner-up for Activist of the Year at the National Queer Student Awards.
(A Play in a) Dark Room contains violent, frightening and sexually-explicit content that will disturb and upset most viewers, including:
Graphic portrayals of mass violence and hate crimes
Self-harm and suicidal ideations
Explicit sexual situations (including those involving every type of bodily fluid including piss, vomit, feces, cum, spit, and blood.)
Full Frontal Nudity
Fake bodily fluids
Pornographic imagery
Homophobia
Sexism
