First published 2008
This collection brings together eight theatrical works that span different eras and styles. The anthology opens with Torch Song Trilogy, following Arnold Beckoff as he navigates love, loss, and acceptance in New York's drag scene. Other selections include The Baltimore Waltz, where a woman embarks on a European journey with her brother, and Last Summer at Bluefish Cove, set in a lesbian beach community facing the arrival of an outsider. Gemini explores family dynamics in an Italian-American household, while The Ritz unfolds in the chaos of a bathhouse where a man hides from pursuing mobsters. Find Your Way Home rounds out the collection with its portrait of relationships under pressure. Each play presents characters wrestling with identity, family bonds, and the search for belonging in a world that often resists their authenticity.
Genres: drama, literary-fiction
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: coming-of-age, found-family
Setting: New York, Baltimore, Bluefish Cove
Period: 20th-century
Hardcover