Voyage Theater Company will host the second annual Say Gay Plays June 30 at 7 PM, presenting staged readings of seven new plays.
As with last year's inaugural offering, the works will all become available royalty-free to non-profit theatres, colleges and universities, and community organizations nationwide for use as fundraising events for local LGBTQIA+ groups. The June 30 performance will benefit Judson Commons.
This year's roster of playwrights contributing works include Kamilah Bush, Vichet Chum, SMJ, Haruna Lee, Azure D. Osborne-Lee, and Brian Quirk.
The festival was originally conceived by Voyage in association with Tectonic Theater Project, Quick Silver Theater Company, and Provincetown Theater following the passage of Florida's Parental Rights in Education bill, commonly referred to as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, in 2022.
Works from last year's offering鈥攑enned by playwrights Fernanda Coppel, Mashuq Mushtaq Deen, Ty Defoe, Marquis D. Gibson, Nina Ki, Derick Edgren Otero, Harrison David Rivers, J. Harvey Stone, Lucy Thurber, and Doug Wright鈥攈ave gone on to be performed at theatres, colleges, and universities from Birmingham, Alabama to Binghamton, New York; Provincetown, Massachusetts; and Missoula, Montana. A Chicago edition of the performance is planned for September, being presented in partnership with Silk Road Cultural Center, About Face Theatre Company, and Northeastern Illinois University.
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