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THE CIRCUITOUS ROUTE – LGBTQ+ ANTHOLOGY OF PLAYS, SCREENPLAYS AND A SHORT STORY
The circuitous route is a LGBTQ+ anthology of plays, screenplays and a short story.
Aquamarine (2M): Two guys who went to high school together and are now meeting up to go fishing. They talk about the past, but also who they were, the feelings they had for their classmates and for each other and who they’ve become now that they’re older.
Ascorbic Acid Freak (4M, 2F): It’s the late eighties and Mark is infected by HIV, a new supposedly lethal virus that affects the immune system. Mark, a typical gay man living with this new form of 1980’s plague, has begun to invest in all sorts of cures from taking a huge volume of ascorbic acid every day (to boost him immune system) to paying a quack doctor known as Dr Purgess to cure him with all manner of weird and wonderful drugs. Dr Purgess does not believe in the power of Ascorbic acid at all and instead arrives regularly armed with the latest cure all drug in this dark comedy play about HIV AIDS.
Doctor George’s Magnificent Zeppelin (9M, 9F): A Fantastical Musical Comedy Farce, DOCTOR GEORGE’S MAGNIFICENT ZEPPELIN takes us on a magical adventure to discover truth, justice, and the wonderful secret of living in a completely harmonious World of diverse morality-based relationships that end with the enlightening embrace of Unconditional Love.
Eternally Yours, Jayne Mansfield (2M 1F) Jayne, sex goddness of Hollywood, decides to try seduce her two mlae frined,s who don’t seem to be interested in her sexually, but rather in each other!
Shamus Dragay (Cast 40+ M): The story of Shamus, Dragay, Drag Queen extrordinaire! From the time he was born, through each lover onto the next and finally to meeting God! A tongue in cheek view of the world with all its highs and lows as seen through the eyes of a drag queen.
Twelve Tulips for Tinseltowne (2M 1F): A short one act satirical comedy play about Hollywood and a young aspiring starlet who is anxious to make it in show business as a dramatic actress, but who is always given sex-kitten roles because of her glamorous appearance. Tulip Tinseltowne, feeling she is right on the verge of success, arrives back to her Hollywood apartment from an unsuccessful audition for a movie when a 7.1 earthquake occurs. She thinks it’s Armageddon because Hollywood always seemed to her to be a den of sin.
Vapid (short story): A Decadent Adult Gay Fantasy about Hollywood at the beginning of the AIDS Crisis.
Author: Grant Sutor Vuille
Type: LGBTQ+ anthology of plays and screenplays
Genre: Drama and Comedy
Length: Various, short one acts of 20 minutes to one full length play
Suitable for: Adult only (except Dr George which is meant for children, but readers are advised to purchase it here separately from this book if you would like this particular play for reading with children)
Ages of the actors: Various
Set: Various
Level of difficulty: Various – this is an anthology of LGBTQ+ plays and players should stay true to the characters in them
Read a Sample of:
Aquamarine
Ascorbic Acid Freak
Doctor George’s Magnificent Zeppelin
Eternally Yours, Jayne Mansfield
Shamus Dragay
Twelve Tulips for Tinseltowne
Vapid
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Copyright © 2021 Grant Vuille
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Scott was into sport and band while Anthony was immersed in art and drama back in high school. However, both of them seem to have something in common which is more than ordinary. Their first high school reunion party brought the old friends together again after a long time. When the party was over, Scott and Anthony decided to go fishing at the Aquamarine Lake with some bottles of beer and flasks of whiskey onboard. On getting to the Lake, something strange happened. “Aquamarine” is the first drama of the seven dramas in the book titled The Circuitous Route by Grant Sutor Vuille.
It’s the 25th anniversary of the Playhouse at Small Ville, USA. The Playhouse had given Mark and Julie twenty years of an acting career and therefore wants both of them back on stage to perform at a musical variety show that was organized to raise money for the playhouse, which is now in the red. Would Mark and Julie give back to the platform that has given so much to them? “Ascorbic Acid Freak” is the second drama in the book, The Circuitous Route written by Grant Sutor Vuille.
The major positive aspect of this book is that the author did a great job defining the characters, time, and the settings of each scene in the book. For instance, in the drama “Doctor George’s Magnificent Zeppelin,” the twenty-eight characters were clearly defined and developed without any form of ambiguity. This, I must say, aided my comprehension and enjoyment of the book.
Though there are many intriguing and enjoyable dramas in the book, I particularly enjoyed and found the drama titled “Doctor George’s Magnificent Zeppelin” hilarious, informative, engaging, and entertaining. More so, Junie’s inconsistency in her choice of a lover, the concept of the Vanity-Ego-Reflector developed by Dr. George, and the suspense wrapped around “Queen thirteen” looking into the reflector mirror made this drama unputdownable for me.
The abrupt ending of some of the dramas in the book without a twist made my reading boring at some points. However, the unveiling of some other chapters made me quickly forget my previous experience and want to keep turning pages over.
Lastly, I would like to caution teenagers and sensitive readers, that the book contained excessive use of non-borderline profanity and erotic scenes.
I give the book The Circuitous Route 3 out of 4 stars rating because I found more than ten typo errors and would therefore recommend it to adult readers and lovers of drama and poetry books.
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