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A quest to end mobile home-ophobia once, and for all.

The trials, the tribulations, the tragedies, the triumphs, the trailers, the trash: the truth! 

From pink flamingos to plaid furniture, the ins and outs of life on wheels are illuminated by Dotty Parsons, Supermom. In her battle to fight "mobile homophobia," no souvenir cushion is left unturned: rituals, diet, furnishings, collections, family, and the most mysterious, The Trailer Court Man. In this macaroni-and-cheese tribute to the mighty mothers of mobile home country, playwright and performer Darrin Hagen debunks the myths of trailer court life.

Tornado Magnet: A Salute to Trailer Court Women outsold all the competition at the 1997 Edmonton Fringe, received raves at the 2001 Winnipeg Fringe, and has since stolen the hearts of audiences in Regina, Edmonton, Calgary, Whitehorse and Ottawa.

Darrin Hagen is an award-winning writer, composer and actor, as well as Canada's most notorious drag performer. In January 2003 his series "Who's On Top?" debuted in January, 2003, on the Life Channel. With that, he became the first drag artiste in Canada to host a national television series. Last fall Hagen was named as one of 100 Edmontonians of the Century for the city's centennial anniversary celebrations. To the best of his knowledge, he's the only drag queen on that list.