WLRN interns spent some time this summer looking at how the idea of gender is changing in South Florida. This story is part of their project. Comedian Jannelys Santos has been performing improv sketches with The Villain Theater since the collective started in 2015. She describes herself as feminine and aggressive, wanting to express her sexuality onstage. Through a series of personas and alter-egos, Santos can become anyone from a sugar-daddy-obsessed fortune teller to a flexible masseuse onstage. She interacts with the audience in a way that makes the scene ridiculous. By the end, audience members are spilling happy hour wine specials on the floor, clutching their sides. “When I do well in a scene, there’s a special laughter for me from my ladies in the crowd,” Santos said. “And it feels way better than anything.” Santos wants the theater to make women in the audience feel good about multiple visions of femininity. She says other comedy teams she’s seen often ostracize women, telling
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