Tag: 30s
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Letters To The Battlefield (Leave, or The Surface of the World)
THE SET-UP This is the first time these three characters appear onstage together, in a scene immediately following Anne’s monologue which opens the play, available here online under the title Graveside Thoughts Seth is a young Marine serving during wartime. Nicholas is his civilian longtime companion who waits back home. In addition to the strain…
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The Baked Potato Speech (Leave, or The Surface of the World)
THE SET-UP Seth is a young Marine serving during wartime. Nicholas is his civilian longtime companion who waits back home. In addition to the strain on their relationship caused by distance and absence, they must hide their love for one another behind code words and secret identities because of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy…
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The Only One (Leave, or The Surface of the World)
THE SET-UP Seth is a young Marine serving during wartime. Nicholas is his civilian longtime companion who waits back home. In addition to the strain on their relationship caused by distance and absence, they must hide their love for one another behind code words and secret identities because of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy…
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He’s Slipping Away (Leave, or The Surface of the World)
THE SET-UP Seth is a young Marine serving during wartime. Nicholas is his civilian longtime companion who waits back home. In addition to the strain on their relationship caused by distance and absence, they must hide their love for one another behind code words and secret identities because of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy…
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Leave (or, The Surface of the World)
(a drama of “don’t ask, don’t tell” in two acts) Seth is a young Marine serving during wartime. Nicholas is his civilian husband who waits back home. In addition to the strain on their relationship caused by distance and absence, they must hide their love for one another behind code words and secret identities because…
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Basketball Court Cross-Examination (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Vincent left his basketball behind at his girlfriend Gabby’s place after their last fight. Though they are slowly moving toward reconciliation, Gabby has another plan afoot as well when she leaves Vincent a message to come pick up his basketball that night. Gabby has arranged for Andrew, a potential boyfriend for Vincent’s brother…
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God Let Him Die (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Vincent’s best friend Byron died almost two years ago, but Vincent is still haunted by memories of his helplessness in the face of Byron’s illness, and personally adrift without his childhood friend to speak with anymore. While Vincent’s gay brother Cian is haunted by Byron’s ghost, still his unrequited love, Vincent is left…
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I Need You Back (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Vincent holds a vigil at the hospital bed of his best friend Byron, unconscious, and likely dying. But between the two of them, they manage to conjure up a better time, when they were kids. “…if I was going to be queer with anyone, it’d be you.” The sound of an airplane flying…
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Fighting for Custody of the Ghost (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Vincent is less than thrilled that everyone spends so much time worrying about his younger brother Cian, but no one seems to be concerned how Vincent is doing. Both brothers are still reeling from the untimely death of their friend Byron – Vincent’s best friend since childhood, and Cian’s unrequited love. Vincent was…
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Mr. Woody’s Alert This Morning (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Byron is battling AIDS. The side effects of the drugs he’s taking are making it nearly impossible to sleep. That, and staring his own mortality in the face, is making Byron restless in the middle of the night. Unable to rest, Byron goes to his straight best friend Vincent, who he’s always nursed…