By Chisa Hutchinson Kia and Marisol become close through a medical emergency, and deal with their sexual awakening through the struggles of gossiping friends, homophobia in their community, and lack of familial acceptance. This one hurts your soul. Playwright: Chisa Hutchinson Publication Year: 2009 Publisher: Playscripts Inc Genre: Drama Length: Full Length Cast Size: 8-11 […]
Melissa Stuppy A high school newspaper reporter interviews her classmates about their relationships. One of them is a gay relationship and explores acceptance from platonic friendships. Playwright: Melissa Stuppy Publication Year: 2010 Publisher: Playscripts Inc Genre: Comedy Length: One Act Cast Size: 17-20 Specific BIPOC Characters: No Identity Structures: Gay Plot Tropes: Red Flags: none
Anton Dudley Eliot Waterson lost his father to drowning, and yet, he is pushed by his mother to join the rowing team. This is where he meets Honor Roberts, the popular boy, the son of the man Eliot’s mother begins seeing. Eliot is faced with a task given by Honor, who he also has feelings
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By Sarah Gubbins Jo uses illustration and writing as a coping mechanism to escape her everyday life, where she struggles with homophobia. She has an overprotective best friend named Mickey, who helps her through these problems. Jo has another friend named Emma, who has a shitty boyfriend that is threatened by Jo’s queerness and is
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By A. Rey Pamatat Edith is a 12 year old girl who is taken care of by only her 16 year old brother Kenny, and partly by his newly secret boyfriend Benji. Kenny explores his new and unfair responsibilities put on by a neglectful father. Kenny and Benji dodge the battles of homophobia while Edith
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Steven Gregg Carina is a teenager who identifies as lesbian, is closeted, and finds the perfect time to come out to her family–Thanksgiving. To her surprise, Thanksgiving has people from all over town there! While Carina is giving her coming out speech she also accidentally outs her best friend, Tylo, in front of people who
Jorge Ignacio Cortinas Gabriel has a crush on his friend who works alongside him in the aviary. He kisses him and his friend gets upset because he isn’t queer and it was unprovoked. To make matters worse, Gabriel then sleeps with his friend’s girlfriend. Playwright: Jorge Ignacio Cortinas Publication Year: 2014 Publisher: Dramatic Publishing Genre:
Erick Rockwell and Joanne Bogart The musical focuses on a group of high school students who are neatly divided into a variety of social cliques. One of the popular students gets elected class president, spends the budget on cheerleading supplies, and then bullies the lead character, Eric, into taking the fall by threatening to out
By Bradley Hayward The play shows Beverly reading Calvin’s diary entries while these entries play out onstage. Calvin is a young, gay, dancer who is preparing to audition for Julliard. They present key events of Calvin’s life in the previous few weeks leading up to Calvin’s death due to heart failure. These include moments with
Will Coleman Damon is helping his best friend Richard with a “promposal” to Richard’s girlfriend. They find themselves on top of the town water tower talking about prom and the future. Richard really wants his best friend to go to prom as well but because there aren’t many options to go with anyone as they
