Kate Holland, Amy Holt, Sara Renaur photo: Michael J. Drury

Written by Ron Lytle
Directed by Michael J. Drury
Produced by Michael J. Drury for Pandora Productions

Albert, a love-struck, gay teen in San Francisco, has a haughty, homophobic stepmother, two odious stepsisters, and a drag-loving Godmother. At the same time, the leading queens of Castro Street worry about their adopted son, Prince, who, through a twist of fate, is questioning his own sexuality.

Songs include: “Cinder-Albert,” “Somebody for Everybody,” “Fabulous!,” “Old Fashioned Commitment Ceremony,” “Bitch,” and “It’s a Boy.”

Cast includes: Amy Holt, Kate Holland, Sara Renauer, Jacob Isaac, Brent Gettelfinger, Rusty Henle, Russ Dunlap, Jason Cooper, Laura Ellis, Taylor Schultz, Gary White, Robbie Smith, Joe Hatfield, Dan Canon.

January 7, 2010
Henry Clay Theatre, Louisville, Kentucky

Sam Rhodes, Dustin Saied, Doug Oliphant photo: Daniel Cerny

Written, directed and produced by Pavel Cerny

Clowns Tilly and Polly, a gay male couple, and Maria, a Jewish lion tamer, conceal themselves from the Nazis in 1933 Berlin through their work as circus performers. They, along with the blacks and communists, hope that if they do not get involved, the storm will blow over. One day, a mysterious stranger asks to be a clown. His arrival becomes the catalyst in this epic story of love, hate, life, and death.

“Circus Welt” is loosely based on Leonid Andreyev’s 1915 classic “He Who Gets Slapped.”

Cast includes: Lee Biolos, Ed Brigadier, Adam Christopher, Dijanne Cornell, Jeffrey Daniel, Tanya Goott, Joshua Grenrock, Kurt Hargan, Justin J.W. Hertner, Stephanie Keefer, Patrick Koffel, Ben Mitchell, Doug Oliphant, Sam Rhodes, Dustin Saied, Edwin Simon, Jeff Williams.

January 10, 2010
Whitefire Theatre, Sherman Oaks, California

Brad C. Wilcox, Garrett Liggett, Kerr Seth Lordygan photo: Susan Lee

Written by J. Stephen Brantley
Directed by Susan Lee
Produced by The Eclectic Company Theatre in association with Life On Its Side Productions

Two pals are approaching age forty and hate the fact. Joined by a 20-year-old, the gay trio leave NYC on a spiritual quest to New Mexico. A gay romantic triangle.

Cast includes: Kenlyn Kanouse, Garrett Liggett, Kerr Seth Lordygan, Brad C. Wilcox.

January 15, 2010
The Eclectic Company Theatre, Valley Village, California

Vince Kelley, Jeff Bobick photo: Colleen Scribner

Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Directed by Joe Bailey
Produced by Who Wants Cake? Theatre

Twenty-something, New Yorker Ethan Keene is a nearly successful comic book writer of “The Flash” and unproduced playwright. A veteran Hollywood producer decides she wants to use one of Ethan’s plays as basis for a big-budget horror movie starring Nicole Kidman. With his head in the clouds, Ethan struggles to be a loving and supportive partner to his boyfriend Michael Sullivan, a Village Voice reporter and budding novelist. That’s when Ethan’s lovable dad announces that he is leaving Ethan’s mom for a married woman, and can he please stay with Ethan and Michael until he finds a new place to live?

Cast includes: Dyan Bailey, Jeff Bobick, Vince Kelley, Dan Morrison, Geoff Pearson.

January 16, 2010
The Ringwald Theatre, Ferndale, Michigan

Carlos Morenoi, Daniel Rivera photo: Michael Helms

Written by Odalys Nanin
Directed by Odalys Nanin and Ivone Coll
Produced by Macha Theatre/Films and Odalys Nanin

A bisexual young Latino is set up to take the fall for a drug bust by a gay male porn star. Though born in the U.S., the young Latino somehow risks deportation. But his mother’s lesbian lover is a top-flight immigration attorney. To the rescue! Features full male nudity, a lesbian sex scene, plus original musical numbers.

Cast includes: Odalys Nanin, Natalie Salins, Carlos Moreno, Daniel Rivera, Jean St. James, Gabrielle Abitol, Castille Landon, Victor Dante, Mar Castro, Tony Melson, Ivette Corvea.

January 16, 2010
Macha Theatre, West Hollywood, California

Carolyn Ratteray, Kalimba Bennett photo: Jennifer May for Reel Sessions

Written and directed by David Wally
Produced by David Wally with Bryan Rasmussen and the Whitefire Theatre

Lesbian and bisexual characters are present in all their carnal combinations.

A La Ronde-style sex comedy from David Wally who was a producer for “Hostage” and “Meet Joe Black.”

Cast includes: Carolyn Ratteray, Michael Rubenstone, Kalimba Bennett, Sally Hall, Gerald Downey, Judd Laurance, Frank Payne, Sarah Schreiber, Billy Snow, Lauren Glazier, Ashley Lane Adams, Jay Bingham, Gregg Lawrence, Gregor Manns.

January 28, 2010
Whitefire Theatre, Sherman Oaks, California

Margo Caprice photo: Troy Freund

Written by Charles Busch
Directed by Mark Hooker
Produced by Brazen Theatre Company

Faded pop singer, Angela Arden, is trapped in a corrosive marriage to film producer, Sol Sussman. In her attempt to find happiness with her younger lover, an out-of-work TV star, Angela murders her husband with the aid of a poisoned suppository. Angela’s resentful daughter, Edith, convinces Angela’s emotionally disturbed son, Lance, to avenge their father’s death by killing their mother. Lance, demanding proof of Angela’s crime, slips some LSD into her after-dinner coffee, triggering a wild acid trip that exposes all of Angela’s dark secrets.

This comic melodrama evokes the 1960s movie thrillers and a plot that reflects both Greek tragedy as well as Hollywood folklore.

Cast includes: Sandra Thomas, John Egan, Kara Greshwalk, Eric Cohen, Stuart Holland, Margo Caprice.

January 29, 2010
Minneahaha/Spirit UCC Basement Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Mark Motyl, Ror Rodriguez photo: Bill Becker

Written and directed by Bill Becker
Produced by Sunset Gardner Entertainment

Seventeen-year-old Zandor is tossed between his homophobic father, his understanding, alcoholic mother and his uncontrollable obsession to be female. Ten years later, his mother disappears and, through surgery, Zandor becomes Zana. Still living with her unbearable father, Zana’s drug-addicted sister leaves her 15-year-old son to visit for a few days — which turns into months.

Cast includes: Ror Rodriguez, Mark Motyl, Ryan Higdon, Wendi Hammock, Steven Briggs.

January 29, 2010
Sunset Gardner Stages, Los Angeles, California

Patricia Kane, Charin Alvarez photo: Mike Brosilow

Written by Ann Marie Healy
Directed by Krissy Vanderwarker
Produced by About Face Theatre

Populated only by women in a city by the river, society divides along the lines of imperfect DNA, trashy bestsellers and downloadable babies. Macy O. Blonsky, author of “the last print published novel ever,” must decide how far she will go to bring her creation into the world.

Cast includes: Charine Alvarez*, Laura Fisher*, Patricia Kane*, Elizabeth Laidlaw*, Ana Sferruzza*, Rebecca Sohn. (*Actors’ Equity Association members)

February 3, 2010
Hoover-Leppen Theatre, Chicago, Illinois

Steve Bullitt, Jonathan McVay photo: Theater LaB Houston

Written by Brad Fraser
Directed by Jimmy Phillips
Produced by Gerald LaBita

Mom and the teenage children discover a male lover from the father’s past. Life is not what it had seemed, and their fashionable lifestyle falls around their ears. A witty, fast-paced comedy about a nuclear family and long held secrets.

Cast includes: Jonathan McVay, Steve Bullitt, Mary Hooper, Chelsea McCurdy, Mark Ivy.

February 10, 2010
Theater LaB Houston, Houston, Texas

Dré Slaman, Dana Hooley photo: Daren Scott

Written by Nona Shepphard
Directed by Rosina Reynolds
Produced by Diversionary Theatre Val loves Jeni and Jeni loves Val. But should one get married when she she may not be over her ex-husband, and the other is not out to her family? Irony creates a comedic undertone in contemplating being pronounced wife and wife.

Cast includes: Dana Hooley, Dré Slaman.

February 11, 2010
Diversionary Theatre, San Diego, California

Bobby Steggert, Ivan Hernandez photo: Daren Scott

Written by Joe and David Zellnik
Directed by Igor Goldin
Produced by York Theatre Company

During World War II, Stu, a photographer for Yank! magazine, and Mitch, an Army private, fall in love and struggle to survive where the odds are stacked against them.

An homage to Hollywood’s it-takes-one-of-every-kind platoon movies, and to 1940s Broadway. With a lively score, Yank! explores prejudice and courage, while capturing the spirit and exuberance of an era.

Cast includes: Nancy Anderson, Jeffry Denman, Ivan Hernandez, Bobby Steggert, Andrew Durand, Zak Edwards, Todd Faulkner, Denis Lambert, Joseph Medeiros, David Perlman, Christopher Ruth, Tally Sessions.

Febuary 16, 2010 York Theater, New York, New York