About Face Theatre 07/08 Season
Fast Forward
A World Premiere by Members of the About Face Youth Theatre
Directed by Paula Gilovich
Fast Forward tells the true stories of our ensemble members of the LGBTQA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgendered, Questioning, and Ally) community to explore the connection between the lack of
comprehensive sex education in schools today and the impact of HIV and AIDS on the youth
community.
Set against the backdrop of high school, Fast Forward depicts a world replete with gay-straight
alliances, abstinence-until-marriage sex education, cyber-bullying, and gay prom. What has it meant
for this generation to grow up in the era of HIV and AIDS? How has it affected the outcomes of
their lives? Fast Forward bridges the generation gap between the start of the epidemic and now,
and with the audience's help, the ensemble envisions a leap into a better future.
In her senior year, Carolyn discovers that 50 out of the 400 girls at her high school have gotten
pregnant. Born with HIV, Alex doesn't feel comfortable confiding in her closest friends because
she is afraid of being ostracized at school. James is consistently picked on by two bullies, but
by the end of the play he convinces them to join the gay-straight alliance. Chris' father takes
him to therapists, priests, and psychiatrists in an effort to make Chris straight. When Chris'
father is diagnosed with cancer, he learns how to accept his son.
Please join us for the exciting WORLD PREMIERE at the Hoover-Leppen Theatre at Center on Halsted.
Starts July 16, 2008
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Box Office Information:
Tickets will be on sale May 30, 2008
About Face Youth Theatre Program Partners include:
Howard Brown's Broadway Youth Center and Beyondmedia Education.
