To My Girls – Play (2022)
Ever since Mart Crowley’s “The Boys in the Band”, playwrights have been using social gatherings for status reports on a certain slice of the gay community.
Gay friends gather in Palm Springs to share some post-pandemic joy—and give vent to some simmering drama—in a new comedy by JC Lee. Stephen Brackett (A Strange Loop) directs the world premiere for Second Stage, with a promising cast composed of Bryan Batt, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Carman Lacivita, Maulik Pancholy, Noah J. Ricketts and Britton Smith.
Run
Previews Mar 15th 2022
Opening Night Apr 12th 2022
Closed Apr 22nd 2022
Cast
Creative
Playwright JC Lee has represented three generations of gay men from various ethnic background to show the progression of change in the gay culture. The play takes place present day, so the post-Trump and post-pandemic perspective of these characters adds a significant layer of awareness to their encounters. Social media has created a new level of shallowness to the way they relate. It takes earnest effort for them to connect on a sincerely personal level. Mr. Lee offers a powerful sense of optimism as the characters acknowledge the bond in their friendship, despite the fact that they are seeing one another in a different light. Even though their relationships are harmed by selfishness and insolence, they choose to not allow their hurt feelings to take control.
