Anarchy in High Heels is not a state of dress; it\'s a state of mind.
But, in the end, the most important thing she learned was the power of female friendship..
In 1980, The Bay Guardian described the group as "nutty, messy, flashy, trashy, and very funny." With sisterhood providing the moxie, Denise took on leadership positions not common for women at the time: playwright, stage director, producer, and administrative/artistic director.
Together with Les Nickelettes, which quickly became a brazen women\'s lib troupe, she presented a series of feminist skits, stunts, and musical comedy plays.
For the first time, Denise allowed the suppressed satirical thoughts dancing through her head to come out in the open.
This banding together of ¬¬like-minded women with an anything-goes spirit unlocked a deeply hidden female humor.
Denise Larson was a timid twenty-four-year-old actress wannabe when, at an after-hours countercultural event, The People\'s Nickelodeon, she accidentally created Les Nickelettes.
In 1972, access to birth control and a burn-your-bra ethos were leading young women to repudiate their 1950s conservative upbringing and embrace a new liberation.
A San Francisco porno theater might be the last place you\'d expect to plant the seed of a feminist troupe, but truth is stranger than fiction.
Anarchy in High Heels is not a state of dress; it\'s a state of mind
