Growing up gay in the “fabulous” 70s was no picnic for the precocious budding writer Phillie McDougal. Through nuns, priests, bullying classmates, parents – and years later the realization his best friend may not be the person he thought she was – he lived to tell the tales, with results no one bargained for. Including him.
WINNER!
Fresh Fruit Award of Distinction: OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
WINNER!
Scrap Mettle Arts Inaugural Emerging Playwrights Program Competition
FINALIST:Producer's Perspective PRO Inaugural Reading Series
SEMI-FINALIST:
Barrington Stage Company's Burman New Play Award
SEMI-FINALIST:
Normal Avenue New American Play Series
SEMI-FINALIST:
Campfire Theatre Festival
One of the Top Three Most Recommended Full-Length Plays on NEW PLAY EXCHANGE
Published by Smith Scripts UK: Phillie's Trilogy
"When The Great Griffon was searching for writers for our Seeking the Queer Voice series, we received over a hundred submissions... The Phillie Trilogy [sic] stood out from the pack with its authentic dialogue, charming characters, and witty tone. ... It was a pleasure producing the Equity staged reading to a packed, responsive house at the 13th Street Repertory Theatre."
– David Beck | Founder, The Great Griffon, Inc.
"Doug's characters are richly drawn and finely detailed, with dialogue that hits close to the bone."
– Kevin Ligon | Actor / Phillie's Trilogy
Developed at the Kennedy Center (with Jacqueline Goldfinger) and at ESPA/Primary Stages (with Rogelio Martinez.)
COMEDY / DRAMA
RUNNING TIME: 2hrs 15min, including one intermission
CAST: 4W, 3M, W/DOUBLING
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
PERIOD AND CONTEMPORARY COSTUMES
SOME PROFANITY AND SEXUAL SITUATIONS
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Photos from the Fresh Fruit Festival Production, July 2017, directed by Dennis Corsi. © Dennis Corsi, David Molé . Show logo by Christina D'Angelo
Phillie | Bonale Fambrini
Philip/Pete | David Sabella
Veronica/Sheila Roth | Teresa Kelsey
Barbara/Younger Grace | Karen Irwin
Lina/Older Grace | Carole Monferdini
Barbie | Maeve Press
Keith/Jude | Daniel G. Cunningham
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