Forrest Blaine Callaway
- UNBRIDLED PASSIONS
Tennessee Williams-esque comedy, a semifinalist in the Del Shores Southern Gay Playwriting Competition in 2022. Set near the Louisiana Bayou during the summer of 1915.
Three Acts
7 characters – 3 male (ages 20s to 60s), 4 female (ages 20s to 70s).
Multiple sets or a unit set - Always on Sunday
A contemporary, romantic comedy about two men – Harrison, an older architect, and Brant, a younger actor/paid escort. It is set in Manhattan, and contains elements of “Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune,” “The Owl and the Pussycat,” and “The Glass Menagerie.”
Full nudity, explicit sexual content.
Two Acts: 2 hours – 1 interior set
2 M: 60s, 20s - The Theatre Circuit
A contemporary comedy about the development of a new Broadway musical by eight gay or bisexual men. A series of two-character scenes, structured much like “La Ronde” by Arthur Schnitzler.
Full nudity; explicit sexual content.
Two acts: 4 scenes per act, 2 hours – multiple fragmentary sets, or a unit set
8 M: 20s-70s - Dealer’s Choice
A contemporary comedy about a group of male couples, some of whom are married. They gather once a month to play a fun, relaxed game of strip poker. This evening, the hosts throw a surprise 1st anniversary party for one of the couples, unaware that the couple is separated, and filing for divorce. They also are playing matchmaker to two of their single friends, unaware that one of the friends is the reason the other couple are divorcing.
Full nudity.
Two acts: 2 hours – 1 interior set
8 M: 20s-50s - De-Cameron
A contemporary comedy of a series of 10, gay-themed tales, housed within the framework of the back stories of those telling those tales. Among the tales are, “Covet Thy Neighbor’s Ass,” “Hung Jury,” “PnP Brain,” “Strip Search,” and “Frenemies with Benefits.” Inspired by “The Decameron” by Boccaccio, the play is a free-form, informal piece, which lends itself easily to a great deal of audience interaction, and improvisation.
Full nudity, explicit sexual content.
Two acts/10 vignettes, 2-1/2 hours – bare stage with a few movable boxes
10 M: 20s-60s, all physical types - Fantasy Men with music by Zack Emton
A musical comedy revue about the icons of gay male fantasy. Nine songs, including: “1-900-HOT-STUD,” “All Greased Up,” “The Same Old Bump and Grind,” “Gunfight at the J/O Corral,” and “The Penis Monologues.”Nudity.Two-Act: 1 hr., 40 min. – single, flexible set
4-10 M: variety of ages and types
- The Satyricon: a Queer Odyssey
A surreal comedy loosely adapted from “The Satyricon” by Petronius. The play follows the picaresque exploits of three young men: Encolpius (a gladiator turned scholar), Ascyltus (his best friend), and Giton (the young boy who comes between them). The play is narrated by Petronius (as an author/god figure), and the seven deadly sins.Three-Acts: 130 min. – a seven platform set12-or more M: as in the Greco-Roman theater, 4 female roles are played by men
