Kai Fig Taddei Canadian Kat and Italian Eli just met online. Their dads are brothers, but Kat’s dad was kicked out because he is gay, and they have never met. They quickly form a bond because of their queerness and curiosity to learn more about their family. When Kat learns that Eli is trans, she […]
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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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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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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Jared Mallard Every Samson is a 14 year old, closeted lesbian, girl. She narrates through her diary, hence the title of the show. Every is navigating the 1980s as a young queer person with a secret crush. Roxanne, Every’s enemy, convinces her to run for the school beauty pageant. This is a ploy for Roxanne
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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
