LGBTQIA

These dynamic plays and musicals from the past ten years – ranging from outrageous comedy to heart-rending drama – feature LGBTQ+ characters in complex and compelling stories.

Larry Kramer’s explosive and groundbreaking play explores the lives of people at the forefront of AIDS activism in the 1980s. Who were the real-life figures behind Kramer’s characters?

In this excerpt from his memoir, Leading Lady (Smart Pop, 2023), playwright and actor Charles Busch recounts the moment when he first encountered groundbreaking writer/performer Charles Ludlam, marking the historical union of two theatre greats.

From uproarious comedies to harrowing dramas, these Concord Theatricals plays and musicals address the depth and breadth of human experience in the LGBTQIA+ community.

The Concord Theatricals catalog is a tapestry of authors and the dynamic perspectives they bring to storytelling. We’re putting a spotlight on queer playwrights of color who explore the LGBTQIA+ experience.

In celebration of Pride Month, here’s a timeline of influential and groundbreaking LGBTQ-themed plays and musicals, placed in the context of queer history.

William Finn and James Lapine’s groundbreaking musical Falsettos is a contemporary look at family, relationships, bar mitvahs, baseball and AIDS. Here’s the story of how this landmark musical came to be.

Peruse these deep, nuanced stories centering trans experiences.

With the authors’ blessing, Stanford University’s Ram’s Head Theatrical Society revised Heathers The Musical to feature JD and Veronica as a same-sex couple.

“If the play is played for truth, then humour, humanity and the emotional honesty of the characters will come through.“ Bill Rosenfield shares an insight into writing 46 Beacon.

What is it about musicals like Gypsy, Cabaret, and Mame that seemed to empower the LGBTQ+ community? We sat down with theatre historian Patrick Pacheco to talk all about the musicals that helped us express our pride.

Complete your 2019/2020 collegiate season with this list of four plays perfect for colleges and universities.

Tabitha Mortiboy shares an insight into writing The Amber Trap.

Director Courtney Sale’s take on The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter.

Branden Huldeen, Artistic Producer and Director of New Play Development at Barrington Stage Company, reflects on his experience in presenting The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter.

Lawrence Haynes interviews Max Vernon, the composer, lyricist, playwright, and performer behind Off-Broadway hits The View UpStairs and KPOP.

This is the latest in our Meet the Fellows series, where the Dramatists Guild Foundation will introduce you to the current class of DGF Fellows. Each of these writers and writing teams have proven themselves to be leaders of the craft whose work we expect to be enjoying for years to come.

Contributor Eliza Skidgel gives her take on Treem’s Mirror, Mirror.

Here are some of our top picks for plays featuring members of the LGBTQ+ community at their peaks of their self-discovery and sexual awakening — their teenage years.

Concord Theatricals playwright and former employee of Samuel French, Julia Izumi, breaks down Samuel D. Hunter’s A Great Wilderness.