Coming Out Stories: An Interactive Event

Despite the popularity of such shows as Will & Grace or Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, which suggest a certain level of mainstream acceptance, the gay commuity continues to experience a backlash of discrimination. Under the current administration, attempts are being made to rewrite the Constitution and to reinforce the second-class status of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people who do not have the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts. Coming Out Stories: An Interactive Event examines the significance of coming out in the current political and social climate. Is it a traditional rite of passage? What are the advantages? The pitfalls? Using “Playback Theatre,” audience members will have the opportunity to share some of their coming out stories to be enacted by a professional company through the spontaneity of skilled improvisation.

Coming Out Stories: An Interactive Event is being presented as part of the St. Louis Political Theatre Festival.