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.

"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

WINNER! 4 FRESH FRUIT AWARDS OF DISTINCTION
– OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION: Doug DeVita & Dennis Corsi

– OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR: David Sabella
– OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS: Teresa Kelsey
– OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN: Alex Petersen 

WINNER!
Scrap Mettle Arts Inaugural Emerging Playwrights Program Competition

SEMI-FINALIST: 
Barrington Stage Company's Burman New Play Award

SEMI-FINALIST: 
Normal Avenue's New American Play Series

SEMI-FINALIST:
Producer's Perspective PRO Inaugural Reading Series
 

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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

NOTE:Due to the specific setting and era in which this play takes place, all of the characters should be white.

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

 

THE PHILLIE TRILOGY/PHILLIE'S TRILOGY © 2013,  © 2018 Doug DeVita ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THERE CAN BE NO PRODUCTION OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO READINGS, WITHOUT SPECIFIC WRITTEN PERMISSION. Caution: Professionals and amateurs are hereby warned that The Phillie Trilogy is subject to royalty. It is fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. All rights, including but not limited to professional, amateur, film, radio, and all other media (including use on the worldwide web) and the rights of translation into foreign languages are strictly reserved; and any unauthorized use of the material may subject the user to any and all applicable civil and criminal penalties.

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