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Marc Estes

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Glass Closets Playwright Alexander “Zander” Caswell has a big secret, and the only person he hasn’t told is own mother. Zander moves to New York City, and shares an apartment with his lesbian friend Lizzie, while neighbor Patrick has a … Continue reading →

Rich Espey

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Fifty-Fifty A fast-paced comedy centering on the hidden life of Scott Wheeler, young headmaster of Thwaite Academy, the oldest continuously operating girls boarding school southwest of the Connecticut River. Scott appears to have everything in his conventional married life until … Continue reading →

Linda Eisenstein

Purple Circuit

Rehearsing Cyrano Students at a women’s college stage their own version of “Cyrano de Bergerac,” experimenting with men’s roles and power. Full of poetry, song, improv comedy, sword fights, as well as explorations of gender roles, body image, and homophobia. … Continue reading →

Tom Ecobelli

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E-mail: Tomecobelli@gmail.com You’re Right, I’m Dead. co-written with Peter Marino Logline: “Despite the better efforts of his 93-year-old Italian grandmother, Anthony Deficiente, 38, gay, and a virgin, tries to find love.” Anthony Deficiente tries to find his niche in life, … Continue reading →

Arnold Dobrin

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Curacao Chris A biographical memory play about the life of Christopher Isherwood. The story takes place in 40s Los Angeles during the end of the film studio’s golden years. The drama centers on Isherwood’s striving for enlightenment, and the relentless … Continue reading →

K.J. Dwyer

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Long Division Argentine-American architect, Marc Sumariva, lost custody of his partner’s six-year-old daughter, Eva, when Elliot died in a 1996 car accident. Eva’s maternal grandparents gained custody and refused Marc access to Eva. Elliot’s will dictates that Eva is to … Continue reading →

Mike Dempsey

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Handsome Men Four different generations of gay men with nothing in common — except for one little thing — they all were very naughty. “A play that deftly communicates the notion that sex can be used as a pathway to … Continue reading →

Demian

Purple Circuit

Scaredy-Kate & the Monsters – or – How to Pay the Rent (A marionette opera, with music by Josef Haydn) Skittish and fearful Kate must take a long, dangerous journey to Foggy Mountain in hopes of finding a treasure which … Continue reading →

Gary L. Day

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Behind These Eyes Psychological drama. An emotionally crippled public defender tries to help a gay man who has admitted to a brutal double murder. Her efforts lead her toward a shattering emotional realization. Premiered at Philadelphia’ Daylight Zone Theater. Winner … Continue reading →

Steven Dawson

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Brad Pitt, Why Haven’t You Called? Looking for love in all the wrong places. A man’s search for Mr. Right and how his best friends and his big mouth keep getting in the way. Betty Jo Bullthwaite’s Country Calamity A … Continue reading →

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