Unity Fest 2002

The Fourth Unity, an off-off-Broadway producing ensemble focusing on gay-themed drama, presents a slate of 15 plays in the fifth anniversary of their annual festival, Unity Fest 2002. The plays are performed in repertory throughout the month of December, and include an assortment of comedy and drama, a range of production and performance styles, and a multicultural roster of participants. The festival addresses a variety of issues of importance to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender community.

PROGRAM A: Traffic
It’s a Wonderful Lie by Tony Hamilton, directed by Joanie Evans
Trafficking in Broken Hearts by Edwin Sánchez, directed by Dennis Smith
Performances: 12/5 at 8pm, 12/8 at 3pm, 12/11 at 8pm, 12/14 at 8pm, 12/17 at 8pm, 12/20 at 8pm, 12/22 at 7pm, 12/28 at 8pm, 12/29 at 3pm

PROGRAM B: Generations
Madonna and Child by Kenneth Pressman, directed by Keith Lorrel Manning
Act of Contrition by Dan Bacalzo, directed by Nicholas Warren-Gray
By Her Side by Steve Willis, directed by Donna Jean Fogel
Padding the Wagon by Gary Garrison, directed by Courtenay A. Wendell
Perhaps by David Pumo, directed by Karin Bowersock
What I Missed in the 80s by David DeWitt, directed by James McLaughlin
Performances: 12/4 at 8pm, 12/7 at 8pm, 12/10 at 8pm, 12/13 at 8pm, 12/15 at 7pm, 12/19 at 8pm, 12/22 at 3pm, 12/27 at 8pm

PROGRAM C: Growing Up
Overanalysis by Gabriel Shanks, directed by Dennis Smith
The Hourglass by Ryan Mark, directed by Dennis Smith
Come Light the Menorah by Rich Orloff, directed by Courtenay A. Wendell
The Mutant Factor of Reconciliation by Jess Carey, directed by Donna Jean Fogel
Christopher T. Washington Learns to Fight by Jordan Seavey, directed by Keith Lorrel Manning
The Beginning by Dan Clancy, directed by James McLaughlin
The Seed by David Pumo, directed by Donna Jean Fogel

Performances: 12/3 at 8pm, 12/6 at 8pm, 12/8 at 7pm. 12/12 at 8pm, 12/15 at 3pm, 12/18 at 8pm, 12/21 at 8pm, 12/26 at 8pm

Each program is approximately 90 minutes long.