Parker Jenkins Cooper, the son of a pastor, and Alex, the son of the church’s choir director, run into each other at the coffee shop where Alex works and eventually begin a secret relationship. However, Cooper’s father discovers the journal where Cooper writes about Alex and initiates a confrontation that quickly turns physical. Sometime later, […]
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Scott C. Sickles Zeke and Beauregard wake up at Zeke’s house realizing it is much too late for them to be there. They then freak out because someone has covered them with a blanket and turned off the tv. They try to make an escape plan, but it ends up being unnecessary. Zeke comes back
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James Ijame Wyatt, a gay nonbeliever, who is new to town is forced to go to youth group by his mom. He is welcomed by an overeager youth pastor and a small but devout group of teens, each with their own struggles. Reggie, who is wheelchair bound and trying to pray his own gay away,
Del Shores Centers around a family, the Westmorelands. Bobby, the high school football coach and father, and Katie, the therapist mother, get terrible news that their prodigal football son, Dayne has a potentially terminal illness. While this continues, Gracie, a classic theatre kid daughter, brings her best friend, Kendall, around. Kendall is assumed to be
Richard Kramer Fifteen-year-old Wesley moves in with his father, Kenny, and Kenny’s partner, George, in order to get to know his father better. When his friend, Theo, comes out in a school election, Wesley asks George and Kenny if they consider homosexuality to be a choice. After Wesley and Theo are gay-bashed one day after
Gabriel Jason Dean Doodle, a fifth-grader who recently moved to Santa Ana with his mother and imaginary goat Valencia, is stuck at home on Halloween while his mother works. He meets Reno, a neighbor his age who enjoys wearing dresses. At first, Doodle doesn’t understand Reno. However, as they face the neighborhood bullies together, he
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Edward Roy This play tells the story of five teens who are grappling with issues of homophobia, peer pressure, youth violence, behavior norms, gender expectations, discrimination, and identity. This play explores the issue of homophobia when it’s protagonist, a teenager named Carl, is outed by friends. Playwright: Edward Roy Publication Year: 1999 Publisher: Playwrights Guild
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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
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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Lenny Hort Ricky unknowingly pees on an unmarked grave in the woods on Halloween. He awakens a teenaged lesbian ghost from the 60’s named Frankie. They discuss their lives & how Frankie died, uncovering a tragic queer love story. Ricky is able to help Frankie find peace by confirming that her lover is alive and
