David Schmader is a writer and performer devoted to exploring his obsessions, from homophobic rock stars and pray-away-the-gay Christians to trash cinema and legalized drugs.
His first book Weed: The User\'s Guide was first published by Sasquatch Books in 2016..
In his spare time, he is the world\'s foremost authority on the glorious terribleness of the Movie Showgirls , hosting annotated screenings of Paul Verhoeven\'s notorious stripper drama at cinemas all over North America and providing the commentary track for the Showgirls DVD.
From 1998-2015, Schmader worked as a staff writer and editor for Seattle\'s Pulitzer-winning newsweekly The Stranger , where he wrote the issue-opening column Last Days: The Week in Review for 18 years.
His solo plays-- Letter to Axl , Straight , and A Short-Term Solution to a Long-Term Problem --have been performed across the US.
David Schmader is a writer and performer devoted to exploring his obsessions, from homophobic rock stars and pray-away-the-gay Christians to trash cinema and legalized drugs
