The Adams Theater presents the New England Tour debut of Travesty by RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9 winner Sasha Velour on August 29, 2026, at 7:30pm at the ‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance, Williams College, 1000 Main Street, Williamstown, MA, 01267. Visit https://www.adamstheater.org/events for more information. Tickets will go on sale on June 12, 2026.

Internationally beloved drag icon Sasha Velour is coming to Williamstown, MA, with her new theatre show, Travesty, which traces the secret queer history of a single spot throughout time: a witch burns in a field; a clown builds a theater; an underground gay bar rises up against the police. As Velour embodies different characters through a series of jaw-dropping lip-syncs, she invites you to take part in the cycle of existence, resistance, and camp that IS drag. Part performance art, part history, part call to action, Travesty will have you screaming at the top of your lungs, dancing in the aisles, and inspired to “change the muthaf*ckin’ world!”

Velour is known for her unique fusion of lip sync performance, video art, and storytelling. She is the winner of Season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race (2017), the founder and host of New York City’s legendary drag revue NightGowns (since 2015)–considered one of the best drag shows of all time–and has toured two celebrated one-queen theater shows around the world, Smoke & Mirrors (2019-2022) and The Big Reveal (2023-2025).

The presentation of Travesty will also include a curated talkback at The Adams Theater on Sunday, August 30. Hosted by Berkshire’s drag producer Bella Santarella, the conversation will focus on the craft and significance of queer art, creating an open space for local youth and residents to engage with the work.

This collaboration between The Adams Theater and Williams College is made possible by a prestigious New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) Crossroads grant.