#queer play

By Amber Dunton, an award-winning playwright (which sounds fake, but it's true, shout out to the Kennedy Center) and former theatre kid

A play for uterus-havers & the people who love them –and– A play for classic literature nerds, the gays, & Johnlock shippers

"What happened to the women inevitably getting abortions at the Planned Parenthood in Washington, DC, on the day Roe v Wade was overturned?"

Overturned

by Amber Dunton • 10 minutes • 4 women & 1 offstage voice • political, drama • women's healthcare

Three women enter a women's health clinic in Washington, DC, on June 24th, 2022– the day Roe v Wade and their lives are overturned. As they watch the news and wait for their appointments, they form a sisterly bond with each other; three ordinary women on an extraordinary day. Region IV 2024 Regional Finalist for the Gary Garrison 10-Minute Playwriting Award, recognized by Region IV of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF)

Read it on New Play Exchange | Buy a digital copy on Gumroad ($5+)

"What if John Watson's original stories were published in a time when Arthur Conan Doyle could be explicit about the queer subtext?"

A Study in Violet

by Amber Dunton, an adaptation of A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle • full-length, two acts • 16 men / 10 actors • adaptation, period, mystery, drama, romance • Sherlock Holmes, queering classic literature, reclaiming the narrative

A Study in Violet is a queer, period reimagining of the origin story of the world's most iconic detective duo– Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson in their first case, A Study in Scarlet. When the pair is thrust into a mysterious murder investigation, it pushes the bounds of their companionship. As they pursue the murderer, they begin to uncover not only the crime, but the real story– the truth that Watson could never publish. A story of love and repression, A Study in Violet, examines who gets to tell the truth and how history hides the implicit. Through Watson's narrative asides, the characters' testimonial flashbacks, and raw emotion seeping through the cracks of the classic whodunit, we see the story the original novel could not tell– and the power of finally reclaiming it.

Read an excerpt on New Play Exchange | Buy a digital excerpt on Gumroad ($0+, plz I would love some readers)

I would literally love it so much if you guys read them, or even just like clicked on the links for engagement.

I am back ;w;

I am once again asking for your help with my thesis.

Do you identify as queer/LGBTQ and do you love gaming? Then please continue reading!

 What games do you want to play?

To answer that question, please participate in an anonymous survey about queer game design ideas to help game designers learn what makes a game appealing to queer players!

In the survey, you will rate 9 game concepts/ideas based on your likelihood of playing them and if they appeal to you as a queer gamer. The game concepts/ideas have been developed by queer game developers.

I am a queer master’s student working to develop tools for queer game design in my research. Make your voice heard so that game developers can make even more awesome, queer friendly games! Thank you for your time and participation!

The survey should take around 10-30 minutes and it would mean a lot to me to get in touch with queer players and hear your thoughts..

Once again, thank you for your interest, and happy gayming! :D

TRIGGER WARNING: Some concepts deal with issues of homophobia/transphobia, body image, abuse and violence/murder. 

SURVEY LINK

(please only participate if you are a queer gamer ;w;)

Long time no see ;w;

I am once again asking for your help with a research project.

Do you identify as queer/LGBTQ and do you love gaming? Then please continue reading!

Do you want better queer games?

Then please participate in this anonymous survey to help game designers learn what makes a game appealing to queer players! I am a queer master’s student working to develop tools for queer game design in my research. Make your voice heard so that game developers can make even more awesome, queer friendly games! Thank you for your time and participation!

The survey should not take more than 10-15 minutes and it would mean a lot to me to get in touch with queer players and hear your thoughts and experiences.

Once again, thank you for your interest, and happy gayming! :D

SURVEY LINK

(please only participate if you are a queer gamer ;w;)

SOAPBOX SATURDAY CONTINUES:

Retired nurse Gloria Allen didn’t set out to be the Miss Manners for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youths in Chicago. While visiting a center that caters to homeless young people in the Windy City six or seven years ago, she saw a need. “These kids were coming in off the street and cutting up so bad, I couldn’t believe it,” Allen, 70, said by phone. “I thought they could benefit from instruction in manners, etiquette and dress.” Allen launched a charm school in Chicago’s historic, gay-friendly Boystown neighborhood. The class caught the eye of a Chicago Tribune columnist whose story inspired the artistic director of Northlight Theatre to commission a play — Philip Dawkins’ “Charm,” which premiered last fall in Chicago and opens Friday at Mixed Blood Theatre. The theater field often is a lagging indicator of cultural changes, but “Charm” truly reflects the zeitgeist. The Twin Cities production is also noteworthy for its cast. Mixed Blood has cast five transgender actors — a fact that may go unremarked in the future but that the theater proudly trumpets today. “We cast nationally for this show and we’ve built a database for transgender actors since, as you can imagine, they don’t get that much work,” said director Addie Gorlin…