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 […]
Dean O’Carroll Narrated by a highschooler named Meliza, “destined to be a star”, a Midwestern Glee Club (full of queer members) realizes they are without a band and are coerced into becoming a drama club instead. Playwright: Dean O’Carroll Publication Year: 2004 Anthology: Great Short Comedies, Vol. 6 Publisher: Playscripts Inc. Genre: Comedy Length: One-Act
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
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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John Bavoso Camp Mannuppia is a safe haven for “effeminate men” although it is disguised as a masculinity camp from the outside. When two new campers, one of which is assigned female at birth (AFAB), and discovering their gender, come to camp looking for “masculinity”. They try to make their own program to make themselves,
Matthew Stephen Smith Thomas, Too, has just moved to the school. After announcing a mystery crush, everyone is curious to see who it is. The drama causes the teens to question their relationships and identities. Best friends Ayla and Deb are on a run and then kiss. The school is high up on a ledge
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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Asher Wyndham Payton and his friend Carly are studying French for school. Payton just wants to study while Carly continues to try and distract Payton with questions about fashion, style, boys, etc. Payton shares his real best friend killed himself because he was gay. Payton confronts Carly, asking if all she wants is a Gay
