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Carol Lynn Pearson's Play Explores Gay Mormon Suicide Facing East is a world premiere parable for our place and time by noted LDS author Carol Lynn Pearson. Ruth and Alex McCormick are an upstanding Mormon couple reeling from the suicide of their gay son. In Facing East, they are stuck between the comfort of their faith and the unfamiliarity of their new reality when they encounter their son's partner, Marcus, for the first time. The world premiere of Facing East features Jayne Luke (AEA, Plan-B's Animal Farm), Charles Lynn Frost (Plan-B's The Laramie Project) and Jay Perry (Plan-B's Radio Hour, Tragedy: A Tragedy. Ms. Pearson will be present at all performances of Facing East and there will be post-show discussions following the performances on Friday, November 17, Wednesday, November 22 and Friday, November 24. November 16-26, Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8pm Sundays at 2pm & 5:30pm No performance on Thanksgiving Black Box Theatre at the Rose Wagner Tickets $15 ($10 Students) 355-ARTS | planbtheatrecompany.org |
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