Gay Play Day 2013

Gay Play Day is a festival of plays by LGBTTQ playwrights. For our second annual festival, we were back at The Alumnae Theatre studio space in Toronto on September 27 & 28, 2013. The festival featured plays by emerging playwrights from Toronto and surrounding areas.

 

Our 2013 festival line-up was as follows:

September 27 & 28 @ 8pm -

Sherlock & Watson: Behind Closed Doors - Written and Directed by Darren Stewart-Jones

Let’s Spend Our Lives Together, Maybe - Written by Tina McCulloch, Directed by PJ Hammond

Couples - Written and Directed by Bruce Harrott 

Men In Kilts - Written by Niall O’Reilly, Directed by Nicholas Banks 

Hush  - Written by Megan Hutton, Directed by Katie Messina

The Rice Queen of Cabbagetown (excerpt) - Written by Charles Hayter, Directed by Lise Maher

 

NEW FOR 2013! We also presented a matinee of solo shows on September 28 @ 3pm -

Hossam and Joel - Written and Performed by Lorenzo Pagnotta 

 

Obscuring Jude - Written by Dorianne Emmerton, performed by Katie Sly

Why I’m Not A Star - Written and Performed by Philip Cairns

Faery Tale Confidential - Written and Performed by Marcy Rogers

Thanks to all for a great festival! See you in 2014!
 

 

Gay Play Day 2012

Gay Play Day is an annual festival of LGBT theatre. Our inaugural year at the Alumnae Theatre in Toronto was a great success. Many thanks to all of the writers, directors and performers!

Our line-up for 2012 included:

Intervention - Written & Directed by Bruce Harrott

Ramblings of a Middle Aged Drag Queen - Written & Directed by Darren Stewart-Jones

The Object of Her Attraction - Written by Tina McCulloch  Directed by PJ Hammond

Stupid Bitch - Written & Directed by Durango Miller

We also featured a staged reading of Hamilton Bus Stop, a new one act play by award-winning queer playwright Sky Gilbert, starring Nick Green & Elley-Ray Hennessy.

"I will accept anything in the theatre . . . provided it amuses or moves me." - Noel Coward.