Doric Wilson recipient of 2007 Artistic Achievement Award September 24, 2007 Doric Wilson received an Artistic Achievement Award from the New York Innovative Theater Awards (IT Awards) for significant artistic contribution to the Off-Off-Broadway community. Wilson, was one of the first resident playwrights at Caffe Cino, a Greenwich Village coffeehouse and theater space. According to playwright Robert Patrick, Wilson “established the Cino as a venue for new plays and materially contributed to the then-emerging concept of Off-Off Broadway.” Wilson became a pioneer of the alternative-theater movement, and later was a founding member of Circle Repertory Theater and the TOSOS (The Other Side of Silence) Theater Company, as well as TOSOS II. In 1994, Wilson won the first Robert Chesley Award for “Lifetime Achievement in Gay and Lesbian Playwrighting.” He has also recieved honors from The Villager and the Chambers-Blackwell Best Play citations for “Street Theater” (1982), the OOBR Award for “A Perfect Relationship” (2002-3), and a nomination of the Lambda Award for the revival of “And He Made a Her” (2007). The IT Awards are presented annually and were founded to honor excellence in Off-Off-Broadway Theatre and to help nuture the Off-Off-Broadway community. Note: Paperbacks of Doric’s “Street Theater,” “A Perfect Relationship,” and “Forever After” are available at discount prices to Purple Circuit readers. Put “buddy buddy” in subject line of an email to: tntclassics@aol.com

19th Annual Lambda Literary Awards March 1, 2007 Finalists for DRAMA/THEATER “Questa” by Victor Bumbalo (Broadway Publishing Inc.) “Confessions of a Mormon Boy” by Steven Fales (Alyson) “1001 Beds” by Tim Miller (University of Wisconsin) Eighty-seven judges selected from a pool of 381 nominated books in 26 categories. Lambda Literary Foundation

Southern Baptist Sissies to be filmed Writer, director, producer Del Shores and his Del Shores Productions have partnered with Funny Boy Films to transform his GLAAD award-winning stage production of “Southern Baptist Sissies” to film. “Southern Baptist Sissies” is a dramatic portrayal of the experiences of four gay boys growing up in the Baptist Church. The critically acclaimed play recently touring with Emmy Award-winner Leslie Jordan and Delta Burke, both of whom will star in the film. Also attached to the project are Beth Grant, Dale Dickey, Rosemary Alexander, Scott Presley, Rich Delia, and Newell Alexander. Pre-production begins late February 2007, with principal photography slated for the spring. Shores will direct. Kirkland Tibbels of Funny Boy and Shores first worked together developing the upcoming half-hour TV series based on Shores’ play “Sordid Lives” for MTV’s LOGO channel. One of Shores other plays has also been made into fim: “Daddy’s Dyin’ … Who’s Got the Will” (MGM). Shores has also written and directed the Showtime feature film “The Wilde Girls.”

Film: “Ugly Ducklings” Campaign $25,000 challenge grant The Ugly Ducklings Campaign is a national campaign to prevent lesbian and gay teen suicide. The project is based around production of Carolyn Gage’s play “Ugly Ducklings,” which focuses on homophobic harassment and its devastating effects at a girls’ summer camp. A documentary film is slated to be made about the production. The film will explore the connection between teen suicide and homophobia, and will be nationally marketed along with an educational kit. River Rock Foundation gave a $25,000 challenge grant to the Ugly Ducklings Campaign. Donation will be doubled. Also, donors are able to get film credits, special invitations, free tickets, and other benefits. For further information on the campaign, please see this PDF document: www.carolyngage.com/prospectusfinal.pdf For further information on Carolyn, see our article: Touring Performers

Museum: “Perform” Exhibit The Museum of the City of New York has a permanent exhibit called “Perform.” An exhibit of the “collaborative and thrillingly diverse art of theater-making, and the stories of the entrepreneurs and ingénues, the performers and the producers, the designers, songwriters, and others behind the curtain, how each has helped to shape, enliven, and habitually reinvent — compulsively and competitively — live performance in New York City” Among the featured items:       TOSOS / TOSOS II - theater       “The West Street Gang” - play       Doric Wilson - author       Charles Busch - writer, performer Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Ave. (103rd St.), New York, NY 10029 $7 adults; $5 seniors, students, children; $15 adults with children 212-534-1672

Search: Sidney Morris Plays Missing “The Demolition of Harry Fay” “Six O’Clock Boys” If anyone has a copy of either of these — or a solid lead as to someone who was involved in a production of either play — please contact Francine L. Trevens of TnT Classic Books, literary executor for pioneer playwright Sidney Morris. Contact: shelleyft@aol.com

Protest Play: “Hey, Citizen” A two-minute play for use in rallies and protest marches. Two speaking parts, designed for use with two over-sized puppets. The play is available at: Sweet Corn Productions: Hey, Citizen As well as at: Poets Against the War

Film Script: “Gilgamesh & Enkidu” — seeks producers, literary agent The Oldest Love Story Ever Written The Oldest (Same-Sex) Love Story Ever Written An arrogant ruler is transformed by love. And transformed, once again, by its loss. This feature-length action/fantasy is based on the oldest epic poem on the planet — “The Epic of Gilgamesh.” King Gilgamesh’s heavy rule brings prosperity and social unrest. No one challenges his strength or intelligence, until the gods create Enkidu. As comrades and lovers, they are invincible and conquer all. Terrified by Enkidu’s death, Gilgamesh leaves his throne, and goes on a quest for immortality. He finds something greater.         Demian         Sweet Corn Productions         Box 9685, Seattle, WA 98109         206-935-1206         demian@buddybuddy.com