THANK YOU to everyone who made AND THE WINNER WASN'T II a big success. We had a delightful evening. Thanks to: - the great staff at Sidetrack
- the wonderful talent who all gave remarkable performances
- our hosts Patrick Rybarczyk and Keith Stoneking
- the theaters and vendors who provided our door prizes
- the marketing support of Windy City Media Group
- and most of all, the friends and donors who made this evening possible!
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2012 Great
Gay Screenplay Contest!
Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Great Gay Screenplay Contest from May 1 to June 30, 2012.
We are looking for fresh material that represents the community and is essential viewing for our friends and families everywhere.
The five finalists each receive a $400 cash prize, plus the chance to see an "enhanced staged reading" of their work during Gay Screenplay Weekend October 17 to 19 at Center on Halsted in Chicago.
For application materials and rules, go here.
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Women's Work Weekend
 | The cast of 2011's Screenplay Winner - Girls Out Loud
by Pat Branch |
Pride Films and Plays' Second Women's Work Weekend of enhanced staged readings is set for July 26 to 29 at Center on Halsted.
This festival will feature the most exciting new screeplays and plays written by women and featuring lesbian characters.
The schedule of the finalists will be released soon!
To support our ongoing efforts to develop lesbian plays and screenplays, please make a donation in support of Women's Work Weekend here.
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Summer Pride At Chandler Festival 
Pride Films and Plays' Executive Director David Zak once again heads to Chandler Music Hall in Randolph, Vermont to helm the second Summer Pride Fest at Chandler.
The two-week festival features enhanced staged readings of two new works - Still Fighting It by Cassie Keet, and The Homosexuals by Phillip Dawkins. And our exploration of classic LGBT literature continues with performances of Lillian Hellman's classic, The Children's Hour.
The Summer Pride At Chandler Fest runs July 13 to 22; tickets and information can be found here. |
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Dangerous To Ourselves
Dangerous To Ourselves features a combination of lesbian prose, poetry, drama, stand-up, essays, and interviews.
Through the voices of many, the story of a universal woman will emerge. "Such women are dangerous to the order of things," writes poet Adrienne Rich. "And yes, we will be dangerous to ourselves."
Dangerous to Ourselves will be performed for one night only on August 18 at Women and Children First Bookstore.
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About Pride Films and Plays
Pride Films and Plays, based in Chicago, links an international network of writers with professionals working in film and theater. PFP fosters excellent writing for the stage and screen that speaks not only to the LGBT community, but is essential viewing for our friends, family, and co-workers.
Using stories with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender characters or themes, Pride Films and Plays develops human stories that become a cultural bridge to understanding.
Through readings, contests, classes, screenings, and full theater productions, PFP engages artists and audiences in the full developmental process needed to make great artistic experiences.
For more information, visit www.pridefilmsandplays.com.
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We have a great year of theater going coming up. Won't you join us?
We have been working hard to put together a GREAT summer of shows for you. And plays are being finalized for a great fall/winter season as well.
Our confirmed schedule includes:
- The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me (June 20 to July 1) Luna Central Theater on Clark
- Richmond Jim (June 29 to August 8) National Pastime Theater on Lawrence
- Women's Work Weekend (July 26 to 29) Center on Halsted
- The All-American Genderf*ck Cabaret (August 10 to September 8) Mary's Attic
- Gay Film Weekend (October 17 to 21) Center on Halsted
- One Play To Be Announced (November 16 to December 16) Center on Halsted.
Regular price tickets to PFP events are generally $20. But when you subscribe, you save much more! Your tickets can be mixed and matched for any event you like. See one show four times; bring three friends to one show.
Here are the subscription prices, and as you can see, the more you buy, the more you save! The link to the order form follows:
- Buy four tickets and your prices is $18 per ticket, for a total of $72
- Buy six tickets and your price is $16 per ticket = $96
- Buy eight tickets x $15 = $120.
- The best deal is to buy ten tickets, and your price is only $14 per ticket!
Tickets are good for all performances through December 31.
To purchase a subscription, go here.
And thanks for your support of our emerging and exciting company Pride Films and Plays.
David Zak
Executive Director
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The Night Larry Kramer
Kissed Me
In June 1992, David Drake opened his one-man show The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, which went on to make theatrical history as one of the longest running one-man shows in New York. The New York Times called the writing "angry, occasionally ferocious...Every line is spare, quick, complex, as it chronicles an important time of change for gay men in America."
Now, 20 years later, Chicago actor and PFP Ensemble Member Chad Ryan will perform a 20th anniversary edition with new material penned by David Drake. The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me will be performed at Luna Central, 3914 North Clark Street.
There is one preview performance on Wednesday, June 20th at 7:30; tickets for this preview are $15. Opening night is Thursday, June 21 at 7:30. Performances thereafter are Friday, June 22 at 7:30; Saturday, June 23 at 7:00 and 9:30; Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, June 26 through 29 at 7:30; and Saturday, June 30 at 7:00 and 9:00. Tickets for all regular performances are $20. Purchase tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com.
To get more information about The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, and meet star Chad Ryan, go here.
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Richmond Jim
a long-lost gay play by Cal Yeomans.
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Kris Hyland and Chris Kossen in Richmond Jim. |
Richmond Jim by Cal Yeomans is a long-lost gay play that was named the Best Gay Play of 1979, and has been unproduced since.
As the play opens, a young man newly arrived in New York finds himself in the arms of Mike, an older man well-versed in the various pleasures of the body, and an erotic metamorphosis begins.
We hope the play will be a flashback for those alive in 1979 - a time very different from today. And we hope that Richmond Jim will be a theatrical time machine for those looking to experience gay life at the moment when everything began to change. Pride Films and Plays Ensemble Members Kris Hyland and Jamie Smith are featured along with Chris Kossen.
Richmond Jim is part of the Naked July Fest at National Pastime Theater on Lawrence, and as a result the performance schedule varies.
Richmond Jim plays on Fridays and Saturdays at midnight on June 29 and 30, July 6 and 7, and August 3 and 4. Performances at 8 pm are slated for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, July 10 - 12, Thursday, July 19, Tuesday and Wednesday, July 24 and 25, Wednesday and Thursday, August 7 and 8. There are also 6 pm performances on July 15 and 22. The final performance is August 8.
All tickets are $20. To purchase tickets, go here. As a 501(c)3 non-profit, we rely on the support of individual donors. If you believe that reviving long-lost gay plays for today's audiences is a good idea, please make a donation to support the production of Richmond Jim here. |
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The All-American Genderf*ck Cabaret!
We wanted a new comedy that tramples all over gender stereotypes in a hilarious way, and we found it in Mariah MacCarthy's new work! Nytheater.com writes "In this intimately outrageous cabaret, eight gender stereotypes are plucked straight from pop culture. Guided by an androgynous, omnipotent MC intent on their redemption, they embark on sexy, hilarious journeys from stereotypes to Human Beings. Along the way, hearts are broken, Pomeranians are purchased, the Pussies of America make their stand, and everyone dances. Biting yet compassionate, this epic ensemble piece skewers everything from feminism to sexting, from acquaintance rape to infidelity, from homophobia and assault to loneliness and the bass-ackwards ways we seek affection." Tara Branham directs this evening and you don't want to miss it. Performances are August 8 to September 6 at Mary's Attic!
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PRIDE FILMS AND PLAYS
3023 N Clark 327
Chicago, IL 60657
www.pridefilmsandplays.com
David Zak
Executive Director
John Nasca and Andrew Souders
Artistic Associates
Allison Fradkin
Literary Coordinator, Women's Work
Artistic Ensemble
Steven Anderson, Derek Van Barham,
Stewart Quarles, Chad Ryan,
Charles A. Berglund, Derek Bertelsen,
David Besky, Tom Chiola, Brian Grey,
Sean-Edward Hall, Michael Hampton,
Jude Hansen, Valerie Heckman,
John Highberger, Kris Hyland, Kelley Keough, Michael Lasswell, Joan McGrath,
Michelle
McKenzie-Voigt, Kyra Morris,
Tiffany Nasca, Cyra K. Polizzi,
Patrick Rybarczyk,
Mark Smaglinski,
Jamie Smith,
Alex St. John,
Nicholas Stockwell, Jake Szczepaniak,
Kelli Walker, Kevin Webb, Lee Wichman
Pride Films and Plays is a member of the
League of Chicago Theaters,
Central Lakeview Merchants Association,
and the
Chicago Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. |
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