POP! initially titled “Slow Drag” came from a series of old therapy sessions I had. It was birthed from an assortment of questions. The main one being – “what if who you are, isn’t who you want to be, but what if that’s what you’re supposed to be?” Although the narrative centers around a drag queen who suffers from the trauma of years of conversion therapy and homophobia – the main focus is hatred turned inward. I explored what happens to an oppressed person when the voice of their oppressor is silenced. What happens to a person, a life, a soul constantly crushed under the weight of heavy burdensome oppression? I surmised that it wasn’t if but when the pressure became more than their soul could bear – they would undoubtedly do, as we can all anticipate and, POP!
