Guys in Disguise is an independent queer theatre company based in Edmonton, Alberta.
It was founded in 1987 by Darrin Hagen and Kevin Hendricks when they took their first show, Delusions of Grandeur, to the Edmonton Fringe.
[1][2][3][4] Guys in Disguise is best known for comedic and drag-based shows and has been credited for "exposing the voices of the drag and queer community to a wider audience.
"[5] Guys in Disguise productions include many premieres, many of them Hagen collaborations with such playwrights as Chris Craddock, Trevor Schmidt, Dana Andersen.
[11] In 2021, a new exhibition at MacEwan University's John & Maggie Mitchell Art Gallery, "Dress & Escapism: Performance of Identity Through Drag and Burlesque Costume," featured the theatre company's mermaid tail costume, which first appeared in the Edmonton Fringe Festival parade in 1987.