Samantha Mavher Elizabeth is not out to her parents, but wants to ask her girlfriend, Alex, to Prom. With the help of her choir and her best friend Ollie, Elizabeth pops the question. It turns out, though, that they end up Prom-posing to each other with a flash mob and a scrap book. Playwright: Samantha […]
Emily Borst Charlie is a nonbinary teenager coming to terms with their gender identity and being a lesbian. At the prom, they meet Laura, another lesbian who’s there with a boy that her friend set her up with. They have a conversation about what queer identity means to each of them, and end up going
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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Willow Stratmore & Jillian Carter Ashley Cooper seeks the help of her best friend Piper as she tries to figure out how to tell her parents she’s a lesbian before senior prom. She worries about their reactions and tries to rehearse the conversation with Piper beforehand. Eventually, she builds up the courage to come out,
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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
Sierra Blanco Ellen and Alice are sitting in Alice’s room testing out Ellen’s “superpower” of being able to determine the color of an object while blindfolded. The conversation then shifts to their romantic relationship, dating, coming out to Alice’s super-liberal parents, and eventually to prom. Ellen asks out Alice and she says yes. Playwright: Sierra
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By Tom Macrae Jamie is a 16 year old boy in secondary school (year 11) who is out as gay, but is scared because he wants to come out again. This time as what he has always wanted to be… a drag queen. Though he is scared of what others will say about it, with
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Adam Hahn Katie has been banned from student activities, therefore she can’t really go to prom. Gretchen is trying to convince her to put on the prom dress she got and go with her to the pie place in town. But Katie isn’t budging because it’s not just about being seen in the dress, it’s
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Evan Placey Cameron and Calum are best friends that dream of becoming film-makers, with the play being modeled on a self-narrated movie. The play focuses on their friend group dealing with the pressure to have sex, to express their love, and to confront the conflicts between them. Calum and many of his friends bully Ben
