Preview: Mr. Georgetown @ Gaston Hall on Oct. 2
“A high volume of users can crash Campus Groups,” warns Georgetown Program Board’s Instagram story announcing the imminent drop of Mr. Georgetown tickets. The fight for a ticket feels almost as high-stakes—and as fundamentally ridiculous—as the event itself. There will be ticket scalpers on Fizz and Instagram; there will be palpable frustration for those who don’t manage to secure a seat. Above all else, the anticipation will begin to set in—who will be crowned as the ultimate representation of Georgetown talent, and more importantly, of Georgetown whimsy and pizzazz?
Mr. Georgetown, which has preceded Saturday’s Homecoming festivities since its inauguration in 2005, is perhaps one of the most uniquely Georgetown events of the hundreds (thousands?) held on campus each year. Male seniors, each representing a student or university organization, perform and compete for the title of Mr. Georgetown, which is ultimately decided by a panel of students, faculty, and alumni. The competition has taken on a life of its own and even inspired spinoffs, including the Mx. Georgetown drag show that GU Pride puts on each spring.
This year, unsurprisingly, half of the contestants are representing theater and performing arts organizations; these include Mr. Mask & Bauble Nate Findlay (CAS ’27), Mr. (No) Pressure Creatives Shiva Ranganathan (SOH ’27), Mr. Black Movements Dance Theatre Aidan Munroe (CAS ’27), Mr. Phantoms Scottie Vandy (CAS ’27), and Mr. Nomadic Theater Alec Hamblet (CAS ’27). Other contestants include Mr. Club Filipino Mark Manaois (SFS ’27), Mr. GERMS Rico Chan (CAS ’27), Mr. DC Reads Eli Amos (CAS ’27), and Mr. Philodemic Arthur Schneiders (CAS ’27). Best of luck to all those who are taking the Gaston Hall stage on Friday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. These writers will be watching, alongside all of Georgetown (or, at least, all of Georgetown lucky enough to win the Campus Groups war), with rapt attention.
Natalia Gonzalez Chelala and Lorelei Schwarz are sophomores in the SFS and the College, respectively. They are very happy that they don’t have to try to get their Mr. Georgetown tickets via CampusGroups as they continue to live the press pass lifestyle.
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