Evan Guilford-Blake Jen and Tina meet at Jen’s secret spot and talk about what the stars mean to them. This leads to Jen confessing her feelings for Tina and kissing her. Tina does not feel the same, but is okay with Jen being queer and the two remain friends. Playwright: Evan Guilford-Blake Publication Year: 2011 […]
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Katy Fitzpatrick Sarala is a passionate member of the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) and wants to attend a conference in solidarity of her best friend, Angie, who has recently come out as a lesbian. Her mother disapproves, and doesn’t understand why she cares if she is not queer. While this is happening, we are watching
Rex McGregor Aleema and her friend Azad are in Kabul, Afghanistan, and are playing soccer outside, imagining their future World Cup success. Azad, a young boy, goes off to get his hair trimmed and Aleema wants her short hair trimmed, too. The barber says he cannot cut her hair anymore because her father wants it
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Ric Averill Emma is a soldier in the Union during the Civil War but is in disguise as Frank so that she can fight. She rises in power, eventually becoming the right hand of the general, and works as a spy. At one point she disguises herself as an enslaved person. Over time she builds
Mallery Avidon “The Kid” is trying to get through high school in a small town, but the backlash of having two moms makes it difficult. He is constantly bullied, harassed, and assaulted. His only escape is with his less-than-helpful imaginary friends, where he dreams of better places but still feels hopeless. After the hate grows
Joel Bailey High school senior and star athlete, Jack Cusack, secretly writes a play for theatre class about his experience growing up athletic and closeted. The play is found by his classmate, Rudy, who pitches it as an idea for the spring play without Jack’s name attached. However, the school principal stops the production under
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Madeline Adriance Levi and Solea are best friends and Theo and Allison are best friends. Theo and Levi are together and Solea and Allison are together. Allison is out of the closet but unbeknownst to his friends Theo was given an ultimatum and had to leave home. Levi starts a forest fire, but he hides
David M. Pody Special Eddie and Rolling Thunder follows the typical storyline of high school students. Hock is the school bully, with Laura and C.J. serving as his sidekicks. Hock persecutes everyone for various characteristics – sexual orientation, race, and ability. When the victims of Hock’s harassment finally decide to face him, they read a
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Stephen Kaplan Tim is a 10 year old who hates baseball but plays because his parent is the coach. It’s the last inning and Tim is grudgingly on the field when the ghost of a famous female baseball player appears to support him. She is there because she thinks he likes baseball, but all he
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Peter Ruiz Javi is a non-binary high schooler. They are a star student, but face regular bigotry in school. Their biggest dilemma is that there is no gender neutral restroom at school. From the support of their teacher and friends, they decide to stand up for themselves. But when they go to the school board
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