Patrick Porter, Jamie Heinlein, Alex Herrera, Aaron Kaplan, Tom Souhrada, and London Carlisle. Inspired by his own love of, interest in, and time spent there, and informed by cultural anthropologist and author Esther Newton’s 1993 book Cherry Grove, Fire Island: Sixty years in America’s first gay and lesbian town, Weikel, as stated in his program notes, takes artistic license with some of the real-life people and events in his story for the sake of drama (and sharp-witted comedy!), while masterfully capturing the challenges of the era, defining the distinctive personalities of his characters, and creating a highly entertaining and compelling play that pays tribute to a landmark place and era in gay history. Now celebrating the 50 th anniversary of its founding by playwright and gay rights activist Doric Wilson in 1974, TOSOS (The Other Side of Silence) – NYC’s oldest and longest-producing LGBTQIA+ theater company – has opened its milestone season with the world-premiere production of Chris Weikel’s Pride House, a fictionalized look at a momentous time in the development of Cherry Grove as a favorite summer retreat and safe haven for the queer community.
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