FRICTION: A Night of Aural Pleasures
Digital Program
Figaro (he/him) - Emcee
Figaro is a baritone, a pup, and a community organizer. He’s been around long enough that, in dog years, he'd be a ghost. He’s founded clubs, held titles (Northwest Puppy 2014, International Puppy 2015), and caused delightful trouble from the West Coast to Chicago. His kinks include puppy play, flogging, and electro; his other passions include choral music, Renaissance Faires, Lego, and sniffing out snickerdoodles. When he's not emceeing or running an event, he's home giving scritches to his huspup Raidho .
Cherry Sadovsky (she/her)
CHERRY SADOVSKY (she/her) is the Windy City’s hottest mess. A glittering high priestess of chaos and carnal desire. She commands you to embrace the erotic! Find beauty in the obscene! Pop your cherry!
Aphrodykey (they/them)
Get on your knees and start praying because here comes, APHRODYKEY!
Delta Papa (he/him) and Dylan Pritchard
RISING MOON FIRE COLLECTIVE is a Chicago based performance group focused on self expression and exploring the authentic self. They have performed in various spaces including the Full Moon Fire Jam and Campit’s Fire and Arts weekend. Follow them on Instagram @risingmoonfirecollective. Please welcome Delta Papa and Dylan Pritchard from Rising Moon Fire Collective!
Photon (he/him)
Photon is an acclaimed photographer with 15 years of professional experience who has recently debuted his talents into the world of kink. A beloved member of the Chicago pup community, he's also part of the Chicago Pet Patrol and the Chicago Rubber Club. Photon focuses on creating a safe, respectful space for all clients, whether in the studio, in a scene, or IRL. His approach is all about consent, comfort, and capturing people as they truly are. Known for his vibrant, personality-forward style, Photon’s work brings out the unique energy and essence of every subject. For him, photography is a way to help people feel seen, confident, and empowered in their own (or second) skin!
Aiden N. Abetting (they/he)
AIDEN N. ABETTING (they/he) is a Chicago based, multi-disciplinary artist and certified freak. Aiden has been a practicing artist and kinkster for several years, fusing the two together in an exploration of erotic experiences and aesthetics; playing with various implements of torture, the somatic experience of the present, and using flesh as canvas, Aiden creates unique, ephemeral works that explores the beauty of living.
Alpha Pup Red (they/he)
ALPHA PUP RED (they/he) is a sex therapist, Midwest Pet 2024, and menace to society. This will be their third time performing at the Leather Archives and Museum. Despite technically being neither good nor a boy, Red is a Very Good Boy™
Aster Splendor (they/them)
Meet ASTER SPLENDOR, who recently joined our Archives & Collections committee! Aster (they/them) is a transdisciplinary artist, witch, organizer and activist who was born and raised in Wisconsin, graduated from MIAD, and returned after living in Bangkok, Maine, New York, and Chicago. They love all animals, especially their 11-year-old pibble Charlie.
For Aster’s performance, they have Ashley Bridges, Mallorie, and Rocky joining them!
Grace Devies (he/she)
GRACE DEVIES (he/she) is an artist living in the medium of live performance. His art is an act of devotion, a religious experience, and a love letter to perverted intimacy.
slither (he/him)
slither is a collaborative harsh noise project between Kora Dove Dzbinski (he/they) and their torture vessels.
Morris McLennan (he/him)
Morris McLennan is a Chicago-based writer with a love for punchy and absurdist queer narratives. He holds a BFA in Playwriting from DePaul University. He is the recipient of the Zach Helm Endowed Playwriting Scholarship, the Bundschu Award, a DeGroot Foundation Writer of Note award, a Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Individual Artist Project grant, a Robert Chelsey/ Victor Bumbalo Foundation Award, a Helene Wurlitzer Foundation Residency, a Cottonwood Residency, and a MAP Fund grant. His plays have been workshopped & produced with the support of DePaul University, King’s College, DCASE, Pocket Theatrics, Cypress Productions, Gender Fucked Productions, and The Tank. His writing has appeared in Adelaide, The B’K, underscore_magazine, The Gay & Lesbian Review, and more. View his work at morrismclennan.net and learn about his upcoming show, Savior Complex, at bit.ly/saviorcomplexchi
August Moore (they/he)
August (they/he) is a Chicago Based actor from Madison, WI. They have recently been seen in 321 Plays for Trans Futures and with Attempted Productions in Potentia (Demetrius) and Baby Drag. August would is fueled by the unwavering support from their family, given and chosen. There has never been a world without trans people and there never will be. @august.amore
Nathan LoPinto (he/him)
Nathan is an early career professional actor and playwright whose work has appeared in the Agnes Nixon Playwriting Festival, the Northwestern MFA Directing Series, Green Shirt Studio, Sandbox Theatre, and other independent productions like Savior Complex. He is also the founder of Round the Fire, a TTRPG actual play studio releasing its first Dungeons and Dragons podcast this summer. When he's not in rehearsal or in the studio, you can find him teaching in the homework lab.
Pup Baldur (he/him/dog) - Co-Producer
Pup Baldur (he/him/dog) is a Chicago-based leather dog, producer, and professional tenor active in the city’s kink and leather community. A proud member of WIN-PAH (#007), Baldur is passionate about building spaces where performance, fetish, music, and community intersect. His work focuses on connection, vulnerability, and immersive artistic experiences that celebrate curiosity and radical inclusion within queer and leather culture.
Cody Jay (he/him)- Co-Producer
Cody Jay first joined the leather community in 2022 shortly after he moved to Chicago when he purchased his first pieces of leather (gloves and a uniform shirt) and attended his first IML. Cody is collared to his Sir and partner, Vince Jay, and is a ravenous vers switch leatherman. Cody has served at multiple community events locally and internationally: he served as a Deputy Registrar for the State of Illinois for the 2024 elections, a volunteer at International Mr. Leather 2023, volunteered to raise money at Folsom Europe 2024, served as Judge's boy for the Mr. Chicago Leather 2025 contest, and has volunteered at multiple fundraisers for the Groceryland Pantry. Cody began volunteering with the Leather Archives & Museum in 2023 and now works full time as the operations manager of LA&M since the fall of 2025. Cody is one of the co-creators of the Chicago Leather Pride Weekend and also produces LA&M’s Fetish Follies cabaret fundraiser. He looks forward to continuing to serve the Chicago leather community for many years to come!