Hot Peaches was a gay political theatre company in New York City that would put on plays , active from the 1970s-1990s.
Hot Peaches was founded by Jimmy Camicia in 1972, who encountered a group of drag queens and began writing work for them to perform.
[1] While the group's main objective was performance, Hot Peaches' primary function was to provide a nurturing queer community, and a platform for members self-expression.
Jimmy Camicia and Peggy Shaw were influenced by a conversation on feminism with Mallory Jones, sister of Kate Millett, and thus instituted feminist messages into their performances.
[5] The vibrancy of the troupe's costumes became a defining moment during their European tour stop in Berlin in 1978, when they lent their wardrobe to the Spiderwoman Theater, whose luggage had been lost during travel.