Pride Films and Plays Production History
*Bold Denotes Contest Winner
+Chicago Premiere
#World Premiere
2017-18 Season
- The Nance+ by Douglas Carter Beane
- Jeff Nominated – Vince Kracht, Performance in a Leading Role, Pla
- Jeff Nominated – John Nasca, Best Costumes
- The TransciviliTy of Albert Cashier by Jay Deratany
- Jeff Nominated – Best New Work
- Jeff Nominated – Billy Rude, Best Supporting Performance, Musical
- Jeff Nominated Dani Shea, Performance in a Leading Role, Musical
- Perfect Arrangement by Topher Payne
- Jeff Nominated Kelli Harrington, Performance in a Supporting Role, Play
- His Greatness by Daniel MacIvor
- Yank: A World War II Love Story by David Zellnik and Donald Zellnik
- Jeff Nominated – Best Choreography – Jenna Schope
- Jeff Nominated Best Musical Director Robert Ollis
- Jeff Nominated – Matt Huston – Performance in a Leading Role Musical
- JEff Nominated – John Marshall Junior Performance in a Supporting Role, Musical
- Jeff Nominated – Molly LeCaptain – Performance in a Supporting Role, Musical
- FLIES! The Musical! (opens May 2018)
- The Days are Shorter by Corinne J. Kawecki, (opens May 2018)
2016 Gay Screenplay Contest
- Sideways Down The Sky by Barry Brennessel
- Baby Steps by Rebecca Semik
- J’ai Fait by Edward Jordon
- Happy Anniversary by Simon Graves
- Paradise at Main and Elm by Barry Brennessel
2016 LezPlay Contest
- Fraying Live Wires Tend to Give off Sparks by Lena Wilson
- Watch Me Burn by Rae Binstock
- Bold as Love by Geraldine Inoa
- To Bury a Stranger by Ann L. Gibbs and Judith Allen
- The Days Are Shorter by Corinne J. Kawecki
2016-17 Season
The Nance by Douglas Carter Beane +
For the Love Of (or, the Roller Derby Play) by Gina Femia #
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert by Stephan Elliot and Allan Scott +
Jeff Nominated, Jordan Phelps, Best Actor in a Musical
Jeff Nominated, Honey West, Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Jeff Nominated, Luke Meierdiercks, Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Jeff Nominated, Robert Ollis, Outstanding Musical Direction
Jeff Nominated, Jon Martinez, Choreography
Jeff Nominated, John Nasca, Costume Design
Resolution by Nancy Nyman and Heather McNama #
Jeff Nominated, Nancy Nyman and Heather McNama, Best New Work
2016 Great Gay Play and Musical Contest
- All-American Boy by Donald Gecewicz
- Another Horatio Alger Story by Jason Jacobs
- Spectacular Brown by Brian Pracht
- TBD (To Be Determined) by Paul Elliott
- A Woman Onstage, book and lyrics by Stephen deGhelder, music by Brad Simmons
2015-16 Season
Men On the Verge Of a His-Panic Breakdown by Guillermo Reyes+
Jeff Nominated- Nelson Rodriguez, Best Solo Performance
The Boy From Oz, book by Nick Enright and Martin Sherman, music by Peter Allen+
Jeff Nominated – Chris Logan, Best Actor In a Musical
Jeff Nominated – Mchelle Lauto, Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Jeff Nominated – Cam Turner, Best Choreography
Jeff Nominated – John Nasca, Costume Design
Design for Living by Noel Coward
Jeff Award – John Nasca, Best Costumes
Ten Dollar House by Rick Kinnebrew and Martha Meyer+
Raggedy And by David Valdes Greenwood#
The Boys Upstairs by Jason Mitchell+
Bite by Derek Van Barham#
2015 LezPlay Contest
- Black-Hearted Bitch, a teleplay by Lynn Kear
- The Patron Saint of Dead Dogs, a play by Katie Grotzinger
- Resolution, a play by Nancy Nyman & Heather McNama
- Missed Connections, a play by Hallie Palladino
- The Terror Fantastic, a play by Nicole Jost
2015 Great Gay Play and Musical Contest
- Safe by Donna Hoke
- below by Donna Charlip
- Pen by Leo Schwartz and DC Cathro
- Family Holiday by DC Cathro
- At a Certain Age by Steve Shade
2014-15 Season
Some Men by Terrence McNally+
Jeff Recommended
The Submission by Jeff Talbott+
Jeff Award – Ginneh Thomas, Best Supporting Actress in a Play
The Book of Merman by Leo Schwartz#
Jeff Nomination – Sam Buttton-Harrison, Best Actor in a Musical
Angry Fags by Topher Payne+
Jeff Recommended
2014 Great Gay Play and Musical Contest
- The View UpStairs by Max Vernon
- Michelangelo and Tommaso by James Rosenfield
- Who Killed Joan Crawford? by Michael Leeds
- The Book of Andy by Michael J. Mejia
- *Gentle Passage by Paul Elliott
2014 Great Gay Screenplay Contest – November 2014
- 1974 by Chris Halligan
- Agent Call Boy by James Rosenfield
- The Celestial by Barry Brennessel
- Chance Meetings by John Woodard
- How to Be a Homosexual by JB Berg
2014 Women’s Work – September 2014
- Pulp by Patricia Kane
- The Girl Who Would Be King by Jan O’Connor
- *Jack and the Box Store by Heidi FitzGerald
- Kali Dances by Pat Montley
- Creative Nonfiction by Laura Jones
Special Event: Sochi: Three Plays about Gay Athletes and the Olympics
Special Event: At The Flash by Sean Chandler and David Leeper presented at the 2014 Dublin International Gay Theater Festival
2013-14 Season
Directions for Restoring the Apparently Dead by Martin Casella#
The Children’s Hour by Lillian Hellman,
Jeff Award for Nora Elise Ulrey, Best Actress in A Supporting Role – Play
Songs From An Unmade Bed by Mark Campbell+
Jeff Nomination – Jordan Phelps, Best Actor in a Musical
Jeff Nomination – Kevin Webb, Best Actor In A Musical
Jeff Nomination – Derek Van Barham, Best Director of a Musical
Jeff Nomination – Robert Ollis, Best Musical Direction
2013 Great Gay Screenplay Contest
- *Boys in Summer by Dennis Shinners
- Buddy Booth by Edward Yaeger, Jr.
- The Starfish Scream by Brent Hartinger
- The Passion Child by Amir Sade
- Saguaro by Brandon Yarns
2013 Great Gay Play Contest
- Red Train by B. V. Marshall
- Dancing in the Mirror by Perry Ojeda, directed by Jay Andrew Espana
- *Directions for Restoring The Apparently Dead by Martin Casella
- Forbidden Glass by Kirt Shineman
- Sand Man by G William Zorn
2013 Women’s Work Contest
- Let All Mortal Flesh by Pat Montley
- Sweetwater by Christina Hulen
- 180 Degree Rule by M.E.H. Lewis and Barbara Lhota
- *The Green Door by Gail Hackston
- Semi-Circle by Eileen Tull
- Moon Dancers by Mary Steelsmith
Special Event: Kill Your Boyfriends, part of Naked July Festival
2012-13 Season
The All American Genderfuck Cabaret by Mariah MacArthy+
At the Flash by Sean Chandler and David Leeper#
Jeff Recommended
Beautiful Thing by Jonathan Harvey (20th Anniversary Production)
Under A Rainbow Flag by Leo Schwartz#
Jeff Award – Best Musical Production
Jeff Award – Best New Work, Leo Schwartz
Jeff Nomination – Best Director of a Musical, David Zak
Jeff Nomination – Best Musical Direction, Robert Ollis
Jeff Nomination – Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical, James Nedrud
2012 Great Gay Screenplay Contest
- Visalia by Dennis Nivens
- *A Friend of Dorothy’s by Jim Piazza
- Barrio Boy by Dennis Shinners
- Snowmen by Ethan Steers
- Father Frances by Thomas Ziegler
2012 Great Gay Play and Musical Contest
- *At the Flash by Sean Chandler and David Leeper
- Hello Norma Jean by Dylan Costello
- Mr. Teddy by George Smart
- Under A Rainbow Flag, book, music, and lyrics by Leo Schwartz
- Lost in History, by Adam Siegel
2012 Women’s Work
- The Spindle by Carolyn Gage
- Mad Cow by Lynne S. Brandon
- *Into the Blue by Kari Morris
- Thin Eggshell Syndrome by Trish Cole
2011-12 Season
Love Sucks by Rob Mersola+
Man Boobs by J. Julian Christopher+
Richmond Jim by Cal Yeomans (25th Anniversary Production)+
The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me by David Drake (20th Anniversary Production)
2011 Great Gay Screenplay Contest
- Welcome to L.A by Howard Casner
- Bre’gan’s Fist by Tom Emerick
- The Way Shim Likes It by James Palmer
- *Wandering the Elysian Fields by Richard Weems
- Easy on the Eyes by Kevin Michael West
2011 Great Gay Play Contest
- False Reality by Joe Lauderdale
- *Learn To Be Latina by Enrique Ureata
- Save the Date by Tyler Dean
- Short Expanse by Corinne J. Kawecki
- The Times by Mark S. Watson
2011 Women’s Work
- Bad Dog by Jennifer Hoppe-House
- *Patient HM by Vanda
- Raising Ricci by Marilynn Barner Anselmi
- Still Fighting It by Cassie Keet
2010 Season
2010 Great Gay Screenplay Contest
- Bethlehem by Chris French
- *Detasseling by Tom Hietter
- Skirt by Chris Mason Johnson & Kate Stayman-London
- The Queen of Harts by Gary Polston
- The Trouble With e by Louise Wadley
Staged Readings:
Five Decades of Great Gay Plays
Five Great Plays of Terrence McNally
Gay UK