David Schmader is a writer and performer devoted to explicating his obsessions, from homophobic rock stars and conversion therapy to cannabis and camp cinema. From 1998-2015, Schmader was a staff writer and editor at The Stranger, Seattle’s Pulitzer-winning newsweekly, where he wrote the issue-opening column “Last Days: The Week in Review” for 18 years. His solo plays Letter to Axl, Straight, and A Short-Term Solution to a Long-Term Problem have been produced in Seattle and across the US. In 2016, his book Weed: The User’s Guide was published in the US and the UK.