Coming straight from NYCs Pridefest/United Solo ""okay, bye!"" is a queer show exploring the grief, wisdom, and humor of rejection. Written and starring Kaila Galinat, “okay, bye!” covers romantic heartbreak, bad friends, therapists who’ve ghosted, an exploration of gender identity and sexuality, and one irritated cat. In a show that’s equal parts clever comedy and sincere search for meaning, Kaila asks themself: Who am I really, and what am I looking for?Kaila seeks and creates opportunities to make theatre, television, and voiceover work which reaches people on a deep personal level. She enjoys storytelling as a social, political, and joyful act. She regularly considers the principle of the artist as citizen when approaching her work, and the impact of the stories she tells. As a queer person, she also strives to diversify the types of stories that reach mainstream audiences. Follow them on instagram @kailagalinat.
This event is rated PG-13 (Under 16 must be accompanied by responsible adult)
Jasmine K. Bernard (director) - Your quintessential therapist and theatre artist. She was last seen directing and acting in ‘Earth To Venus’ at the New York Theater Festival. ‘okay, bye!’ is her second venture in her directing journey in NYC. Please follow her instagram for updates about upcoming projects (@jasmine.k.bernard) and check out more about their art here: jasminekbernard.com.
Christine Treuhold (stage manager) is an actor/producer/stage manager based in NYC. Graduate of Atlantic Acting School, she is a founding member of Root 22 Collective.
Sara Demetree (marketing/PR) is an actor and producer based in Manhattan. Sara recently launched “Tomato Tomato Pictures” a film production company focusing on female writers and directors in the NYC film space.
Accessibility
There are two steps up into the cafe and a single use, all-gender restroom. We are currently fundraising to build a ramp, and renovate the bathroom to accommodate the turning radius of a wheelchair. Not all tickets include seating, but guests who require seating for medical reasons should email thepaintedmugcafe@gmail.com to reserve seats at no additional cost.
Transportation
We are located at 1527 Jackson Street, on the corner of Jackson and Mole, just a few blocks from the BSL Subway and one block from the 2 and 79 buses. There is parking available in the neighborhood, but many streets immediately around the cafe have two-hour limits. Free, unrestricted parking is available a few blocks west of the cafe, and there is plenty of metered parking on Snyder, Passyunk, and Broad Street, all less than two blocks away.
Informed Consent Space
The Painted Mug is committed to ensuring all our guests are aware of what they may encounter in our space. While most of our events are sober events, we also occasionally host BYOB events and private events with Alcohol. We also have events with content that is not appropriate for all audiences. All events with alcohol and age restrictions will be clearly labeled. Please check the event description for more information about this specific event.
COVID Policy
Our staff reserves the right to require masks at any event when respiratory illness transmission rates are high. If you have questions about this or any other Painted Mug policy, please email thepaintedmugcafe@gmail.com
The Painted Mug Cafe, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a new performance space, venue for rent, and (soon-to-be) full-service café with espresso bar. ‘The Mug’ was developed by a collaborative team of queer artists seeking to serve and empower our LGBTQIA+ community through ambitious programming made accessible—physically and digitally. The café is on track to be worker-owned, and we will reinvest in the QTPOC and disabled artists of our city by prioritizing a shared narrative in our programming. ‘The Mug’ is an intentional LGBTQIA+ performance space and designed to decenter drugs and alcohol.
We seek to provide opportunities for growth for our member-artists, including access to work, talent-incubation, and professional development. We believe a performance space for queer artists designed by queer artists is as empowering as it is unique.
For our neighbors, we seek to be an LGBTQIA+ affirming asset of the community with great coffee, and the venue chosen to host those personal milestone events that will become lifelong happy memories.
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