The Poetry Brothel: Spellbound

Tickets for The Poetry Brothel: Spellbound in San Diego, CA, United States
🎫 General Admission (standing)
🎫 Front VIP Table (seats 2, includes a Gin tasting and gift bag)

General Info
📅 Date: 23-10-2025
🕒 Time: 19:00 - 23:00
📍 Location: 4612 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92116

Description
🔮 Welcome to the Show! Spellbound 🔮

"Spark of seduction, kiss of old toad, journey down an untravelled road..." Conjure a realm of enchantment where words slip off page’s edge—spell casting your fantasies to dance alive before your very eyes with this immersive theater show set in an illustrious bordello.

Enter The Poetry Brothel. A glamorous cabaret featuring the most thought-provoking, thrill-arousing poets accompanied by burlesque dancers, variety acts, and a live jazz band. Plus, there are opportunities to choose your own adventure, have unique and mysterious encounters, and connect with dazzling artists along the way. The allure of these sultry specters creates a magic so enticing, our poets possess powers to undress your mind and plunge into your innermost desires—leaving you Spellbound.

💫 The Experience 💫

• Cocktail Hour with the Characters
• Live Stage Show with Seductive Poetry & Vaudeville
• Intimate Private Poetry Readings
• Interactive Vendors: Intimacy Oracle, Body Painting, Typewriter Poetry, Mystics, Tarot Reading, Art
• Live Jazz Music
• Afterparty

Join San Diego’s sizzling debut show at Park & Rec, a venue reminiscent of the glamorous nightlife of Bourbon Street, nestled in University Heights for an unforgettable immersive literary cabaret show. Indulge in private poetry readings, sit with Tarot readers, mystics and other vendors by purchasing Tokens on-site.

“And above all watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” - Roald Dahl

💫 Immerse Yourself 💫
Tonight is your night to discover something new and beautiful within yourself. We highly encourage you to dress to impress. Vintage fashion, evening formal wear, characters, costumes, silk, lace, and lingerie are all fabulous choices. Are you an all-seeing oracle, diva of divination, tempting trickster, mythical being, entity from beyond, gothic bruja, or stoic wisdom keeper? You choose what magic you possess!

💫 Show Schedule 💫
Doors & Cocktail Hour – 7:00 PM
Show – 8:00 PM sharp
After Party – 11:00 PM – 12 AM

💫 What is The Poetry Brothel? 💫
The Poetry Brothel is a 17-year-running immersive literary cabaret with chapters across the country—including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Boston—and even around the globe. Blending poetry and vaudeville, intimacy and immersion, cabaret and activism, The Poetry Brothel is a show like no other. The “Madam” presents a rotating cast of poets “erupting into verse in public and luring guests into back rooms for private readings,” as described in The New Yorker.

We are a collective of artists and poets with a mission to uplift our communities. We honor the sacred tradition of sex work by casting current and former sex workers, sparking conversations to destigmatize sex work, educating our audiences on consent and current issues in sex work, and donating a portion of all profits to GLITS (Gays & Lesbians in a Transgender Society).

This is a 21+ event. Our show includes flashing lights, reasonably amplified music, fog effects, and possibly a startling glimpse of your true self.

💫 Reviews 💫
"Prepare to have your expectations exceeded." – LA Weekly The Poetry Brothel presents artists and activists working in a variety of mediums both on stage and through its ever-changing array of intimate, interactive, and creative services.