Violet Crown Cinema’s showings of Monica will be free on Sunday, courtesy of actress Sarah Paulson, a theater spokesman said Friday.
The theater is the former Magnolia Theater in Uptown Dallas’ West Village, 3699 McKinney Ave.
“Sarah Paulson is sponsoring the screenings but will not be in attendance,” said David Gil, marketing director of the Austin-based Violet Crown Cinema.
Monica, starring Trace Lysette, is a family drama about a Midwestern trans woman and the uncomprehending mother (Patricia Clarkson as Eugenia) who rejected her. Years after their conflict, Monica is back home to care for her dying mother.
Paulson, who is not associated with the IFC Films production, is an LGBTQ+ advocate but has been wary of labeling her sexual orientation.
In 2015, she and actress Holland Taylor confirmed their romance. They remain together today.
“If my life choices had to be predicated based on what was expected of me from a community on either side, that’s going to make me feel really straitjacketed, and I don’t want to feel that,” she told The New York Times in 2016.
To reserve a seat, Violet Crown requires registration. Entry is first come, first served, and tickets do not guarantee entry for Sunday’s five screenings, Gil said.