Writer Tarell Alvin McCraney on the world of Wig Out!

Wig Out! is a story about a drag house, an intentional family, rallied together from their own humble, violent, sometime loveless and beautiful beginnings to be stars, monsters and gods of the Ball.

The Rules are complex and the games are played vicious and brutal. Contestants must walk a category in a pressurised, high fashion runway showdown. Walkers must prove realness (the ability to seem what they say they are) and a tenacity to dazzle the room with fierce drops and arm swinging Vogue no room for flaws. Your status, your being and sometimes your safety are totally on the line.

As in any family, you look to your fellow house members for comfort. Sometimes youll find support, love and fellowship, but at others you may find manipulation, jealousy and venom. Its just like any family, only heightened – faster, funnier, fiercer.

We bring you the story of a house that was never quite a home. Enter the House of Light!