Looking for Tiger Lily (Memoir), Portland, OR
An Indigiqueer artist grows up seeing redface in Peter Pan and pop culture—until finding true representation and power through their ancestors and drag.
“I want my story to teach people about queerness, misrepresentation, and ongoing colonization, but mostly I hope it helps folks like me feel less alone.”
Anthony Hudson is a Grand Ronde and Siletz artist and writer also known as Portland, Oregon’s premier drag clown Carla Rossi. Anthony’s performance work, from his award-winning solo show Looking for Tiger Lily to Queer Horror at the Hollywood Theatre, have earned him national fellowships, international engagements, and sainthood from the Portland Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. A 2023 FSG Writer’s Fellowship finalist and 2024 Tin House resident, Anthony’s writing has appeared in American Theatre, Bomb Magazine, Arts and International Affairs, Elizabeth Teets’s essay collection Isn’t She Great, and he is currently adapting Looking for Tiger Lily into a book.
Visit Anthony’s website: thecarlarossi.com
Find Anthony on Instagram: @thecarlarossi