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LGBTQ+ Online Short Play Reading Series

LGBTQ+ Online Short Play Reading Series

Almost Adults Productions

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Watch the live-stream on the Almost Adults Facebook page.
Or join the Zoom call: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81066073311
This will be a 90-minute event and includes a talk-back after the readings.

Sunday • February 21 • 3:30 p.m.

The Masseur and the Movie Star, by William Ivor Fowkes (New York, NY)
Directed by Matthew Cogswell (Clinton, MA)
With Brewer Daniels (FL), and Tony Melson (New York, NY)
A former closeted gay movie star meets an attractive masseur and fan at a social club for senior men.

Fury Like a Drag Queen Scorned, by Diana Burbano, based on the transcripts of Sylvia Rivera
Directed by Talia Pura (Santa Fe, NM)
With River Coello (Salt Lake City, UT)
Sylvia Rivera sets the record straight on Stonewall, the gay liberation movement, and the erasure of queer people of color and members of the LGBTQ community who do not conform to gender norms or typical gender categories.

Uplift, by Rachael Carnes (Portland, OR)
Directed by Georgina Hahn (Santa Fe, NM)
With Aaron Leventman (Santa Fe, NM), and Chris Covell (New York)
Two trapeze artists reckon with nine months of quarantine.

...Last and Always..., by Allan Baker (Austin, TX),
Directed by Duchess Dale (Santa Fe, NM)
With Bryce Townsend (New York, NY), and Tony Melson (New York, NY).
On 9/11, a gay couple—one in the WTC and one at their home in the city—must say goodbye.

Although the content of the plays will focus on issues surrounding the LGBTQ+ community, anyone is welcome to participate.

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Almost Adults Productions is an inclusive company in Santa Fe providing creative opportunities for both beginning and seasoned writers, actors, directors, producers, crew members, and local non-profits since 2015.

For more information, contact Aaron Leventman at writingcoachsf@gmail.com

Earlier Event: February 19
Meet The Authors
Later Event: February 21
Black History Month