Evah Destruction: On Eating Pig Brains and Being Crowned Champion of Dragula: Titans

Theatre Life with Ben Kercheval · Aug 20, 2026 · 1h 7m · transcript

Part 1 of a two-part conversation. Nationally recognized drag artist Evah Destruction -- the alter ego of Austin-based performer Alexander Surian -- has eaten pig brains, stapled herself with a staple gun, nearly drowned, and taken a shock-collar lie-detector test on national TV, all in the name of the game. A three-time contestant on The Boulet Brothers' Dragula, she went from the main series to two seasons of the all-star spinoff Dragula: Titans, culminating in a Season 2 victory and the crown: Queen of the Underworld.

Alexander and Ben get into Evah Destruction's origins, the demands of…