Mini-plays
on gay marriage to hit Off-Broadway
09.13.2011 8:00am UTC
(New York) A collection of nine short plays
by playwrights including Neil LaBute, Doug Wright, Paul Rudnick and Moises
Kaufman that all deal with gay marriage will be making its off-Broadway debut
next month.
Producers said Sunday that “Standing On Ceremony:
The Gay Marriage Plays” will be brought from Los Angeles and staged at the
Minetta Lane Theatre starting Oct. 18. Opening night is set for Oct. 24
The plays were created to raise money and awareness
in support of marriage equality and a portion of each ticket will be donated to
pro-gay marriage organizations.
A rotating cast of actors will be announced
later.
In addition to LaBute, Wright, Rudnick and
Kaufman, the other playwrights are Jordan Harrison, Wendy McLeod, Jeffrey
Hatcher, Joe Keenan, and Jose Rivera.
365gay editor – and former theater critic –
reviewed them when they were first performed as part of a marriage equality benefit in NYC (the review includes a
video from Will Pulos interviewing those in attendance).