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Going Left

Short Play, Drama  /  2w, 14m

Kristoffer Díaz

Two high school boys (on opposing basketball teams) ask one another out on a date, causing ripples and tensions among their friends. But the teens being gay is not the real issue.

Going Left

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 14m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Theatre for Young Audiences
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences

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Summary
Two high school boys (on opposing basketball teams) ask one another out on a date, causing ripples and tensions among their friends. But the teens being gay is not the real issue. Going Left was presented as part of Keen Teens 2014, a unique and free educational theatre program, run by the Drama Desk and Obie award-winning Keen Company. Keen Teens seeks to improve the quality of plays written for high school students by commissioning scripts from highly regarded playwrights, and gives students the opportunity to work with professional artists in an Off Broadway setting.

Part of the collection: Keen Teen Volume 2Presented as part of Keen Teens 2014.
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Performing Groups
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

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Kristoffer Díaz

Kristoffer Díaz

Kristoffer Díaz is a playwright and educator living and working in Brooklyn. His full-length titles include The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (published by Samuel French), Welcome to Arroyo’s, Guernica, Fucking Vigwan (or Swag) and #therevolution. Awards include 2011 New Y ...

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