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SUMMARY:Gay Play Tuesdays: BAR DYKES by Merril Mushroom (1984)
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us for Gay Play Tuesday on August 25th at 7pm, when we will read Bar Dykes by Merril Mushroom (1984).\nStep into the underground world of pre-Stonewall lesbian culture in Merril Mushroom’s Bar Dykes. This gripping, long-neglected, one-act play serves as an immersive time capsule, capturing a single explosive night in a 1950s gay bar. Follow a diverse group of women as they navigate rigid butch/femme courtship rituals, fleeting moments of love, and intense jealousy—all under the constant, looming threat of police persecution. Sharp, atmospheric, and deeply authentic, Bar Dykes is a rare, vital look at queer survival and connection before there was an organized liberation movement.\nTo sign-up for Gay Play Tuesdays: Bar Dykes on August 25th, please RSVP ( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScRftHuv89Bw10XsjYv-eHU9qNOICcVMqSpMOCy0DJRWVz9SQ/viewform )\n\n\n\nWhat is “Gay Play Tuesdays”?\n\n\nWhat makes a “gay play?” Is it dependent on the identity of the author or characters? The reception of the play by LGBTQIA+ audiences? The play’s politics or aesthetics? Or is there something else, less definable, that might make a play a gay classic?\nJoin our Resident Dramaturg, Jesse Marchese, for a monthly free play reading salon where we will investigate some of the most impactful, provocative, and fearless “gay plays” from the 20th and 21st centuries. Being a “salon,” this is not a professional performance. Rather, we treat each session as a classroom where the plays are our teachers.\nWe will treat every session as a first read through, assigning parts on a first come, first served basis. You are welcome to come and read a role out loud or just listen along – no experience necessary! Once we finish reading through the play we will engage in a short discussion of its themes and ideas.\n\n
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