Against A Village

Written by Elliot Dupcak • Directed by Matthew Swain • Against a Village is a play for young audiences. It focuses on James, who has just been outed. He navigates this with the help of Cassandra and his best friend and secret crush, Henry. Inspired by the story of the Frog Prince, this play explores what it means to be queer and alive in a damaging society. The School of Theatre New Play Initiative presents a series of Next Stage workshops, scenes, and plays. These Next Stage pieces will be directed by our Undergraduate Directors and will flower as the next step in the fruition of these new plays by BU students. The nature of the presentation and the work is determined by the needs of the play. Curated by Kirsten Greenidge, this “on-its-feet” workshop or play experience focuses on different areas of the writing or specific parts of a project in the process of development.