Paul Soileau’s Double Duty

With a new show for Rebecca Havemeyer and a new album by Christeene, is the busy performer having an identity crisis?

"...Forgive Paul Soileau if he isn't sure where – or who..."

June 1, 2018 Arts Feature by Kirk Lynn

A-Paul-ling!

Our beloved Soileau makes his (and her and her) mark on Chicago

"...Man of many faces, Austin drag dynamo Paul Soileau took Christeene to the fine people of the..."

Dec. 6, 2011 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Bravo/Brava

Paul Soileau trips the light (and the dark) fantastic in his multimedia performance pieces

"...was kind of my first terrorist drag bomb," intimates Paul Soileau, Austin performance artist, the man behind and inside..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Christeene: Yee-yons on Fire

Controversy begins to erupt around Christeene

"...anything. One of those things is now recent BOA-winner Paul Soileau and his character/creation Christeene...."

Sept. 7, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Live Here!

An all-star cast evaluates the final episode of Rupaul's Drag Race

"...inspired performer behind Rebecca Havemeyer and Cristeene Vale, Mr. Paul Soileau; queer country song stylist and wonderlusty lover of..."

March 25, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Oprah REALNESS!

RuPaul's Drag Race episode 3 recap and comments.

"...It is time for this week's Drag Race recap,..."

Feb. 17, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Pride Piper

Artist and Pride piper Silky Shoemaker brings DIY joy to the Pride table

"...of energy and creativity," as performer and frequent collaborator Paul Soileau puts it – one who throws down with..."

June 4, 2010 Features Feature by Cindy Widner

Mx. Justin Vivian Bond Comes to Austin

The queer cabaret legend is the friend we all need right now

"...very own Rebecca Havemeyer. Havemeyer, portrayed by local artist Paul Soileau, is the bombshell counterpart to Soileau’s other much-loved..."

Sept. 7, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Moontower Comedy: Jen Kober

Hairy lesbian tales on the comedy trail from the Louisiana comic

"...So, I believe we have a mutual friend in Paul Soileau, who is originally from Lake Charles?..."

April 23, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Passing the (Queer)Bomb

What's the future of the June celebration for Austin's LGBTQ community?

"...Six seasons later, Queerbomb has grown from what co-founder Paul Soileau describes as a "ragtag, Little Rascals" event, filled..."

June 3, 2016 Arts Feature by Sarah Marloff

Gay Place

More Rebecca Havemeyer than you can Soileau

"...RIFFING WITH PABLEAUX Truth: Gay Place really likes Paul Soileau. And yes, Frenchy, it is pronounced, "Swallow." And..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Column by Kate X Messer

Fourplay

These four stories of unabashed sexual intimacy are often funny, sometimes poignant, always unconventional and playfully erotic.

"...Amy Jean Johnson, Danielle Rene, Atticus Rowe, Jose Villarreal, Paul Soileau, Gary Chason and Cyndi Williams...."

Feb. 8, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Polari: Unabashedly Queer

Gays descend on Downtown for Polari's opening night

"...Polari board member and Austin performer, Paul Soileau (Rebecca Havemeyer, Christeene), made the brilliant point that..."

Oct. 17, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Dyke in Gold Knickers

Austin’s third QueerBomb celebrates the right to bear sequins, assless chaps, and neon weave

"...To participate in QueerBomb is to own it. Organizer Paul Soileau (also known around town as Rebecca Havemeyer and..."

June 1, 2012 Features Feature by Raven Hinojosa

Queerbomb Will Go On

The state of Queerbomb 2016 and beyond after Saturday's meeting

"...of handing over the QB torch. According to organizer, Paul Soileau, 50 or so queers attended the two-hour long..."

March 30, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Fusebox Festival 2017

This year's model of the annual hybrid arts showcase features revolutionaries, robots, and dam dancing, oh my!

"...biography and mythos of the revolutionary, embodied by tenor Paul Sanchez. Directed by Shawn Sides, with Adrian Quesada on..."

April 7, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Putting the Adult in Adult Coloring Books

Nathan Rapport channels heartbreak into risque gay art

"...Austin’s growing queer art scene. “I knew [local artist] Paul Soileau, and he had always been an encouraging force..."

Feb. 12, 2016 Qmmunity Post by Dan Gray

The Good Eye: Summer Camp

Notes on QueerBomb's profusion of glitter and camp

"...takes place in September.) As QueerBomb co-founder and spokesperson Paul Soileau professed from the dais to the crowd assembled..."

June 20, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

OUTsider Festival Beams Us Up and Away to a Gayass Galaxy Far, Far Away

Austin’s queer transmedia fest goes virtual on March 5-7

"...from local filmmaker PJ Raval and (former Austinite) artist Paul Soileau, who’s a longtime collaborator with Raval on music..."

Feb. 5, 2021 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Qmmunity

Queering tradition

"...It's Rebecca Havemeyer's alter ego's last winter in Austin. Paul Soileau and the personalities that live within are packing..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

Queerbomb 2017

Undeterred by rising costs, a new crew breathes new life into Austin's alt-Pride

"...glitter was swept away, the remaining founders – including Paul Soileau, PJ Raval, Tamicka Phil­lips, and Matt Korn –..."

June 2, 2017 Arts Feature by Sarah Marloff

The Good Eye: QueerBomb

"...Eclat, Annabelle Mellor, and Joya Cooper, with QueerBomb founder Paul Soileau...."

June 10, 2014 Photo Gallery

Gay Place: Perf/Art Faggotry

A strangely wonderful confluence of performance art and artists (including drag queens), G-Spot exploration, and hanky codes invade Austin this week

"...STOP HITTING YOURSELF 1930s Hollywood hullabaloo with Paul Soileau. Thu.-Sun., April 18-21, 8pm. The Off Center, 2211-A..."

April 19, 2013 Column by Kate X Messer

Play Along With Busy Actor Bingo

Mark a tile once you've seen the actor in at least two films

"...Paul Soileau (The Bounceback, Christeene's "Big Shot")..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

Gang of Four

Kyle Henry's 'Fourplay' fights expectations about what sex should look like onscreen

"...readjustment. Henry admits, "The character of Aliya [played by Paul Soileau in the 'San Francisco' segment] was based on..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Brandon Watson

Gay Place

Free your mind, and your ass will follow right over that bridge

"...of making and sustaining cultural community. Recently, our own Paul Soileau (aka Rebecca Havemeyer) was flown to Paris (France,..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer

Engaging 'Fourplay'

Before departing for Chicago, Kyle Henry makes a cross-platform debut

"...DP) PJ Raval (Trinidad, Trouble the Water) and actor Paul Soileau (he inhabits Christeene and Rebecca Havemeyer, among others)..."

July 23, 2010 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

Damn'd Right, Christeene

Gutter-slut drag queen bids America (temporary) adieu

"...and veil combo, the vulgar alter-ego of local darling Paul Soileau launched into the hardcore porno flow of “Slowly/Easy,”..."

June 16, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: A Plethora of Pride

Gay Pride, Asleep at Wheel 'Then and Now,' and David Yow confirms he's a Dick

"...Even local performance artist Paul Soileau, who founded a reaction against Pride called Queerbomb,..."

Sept. 6, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

I'm Officially a Stalker

I am stalking Rebecca Havemeyer.

"...until Tuesday he was holed up with Christeene, aka Paul Soileau aka the brains under that blonde wig of..."

Dec. 16, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate Getty

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