(un)missed connections
A Modern-Gay drama
Winner of the Jacob Weiser Playwriting Award for a Fully Realized Drama
Honorable Mention for the Stark Award In Drama in Memory of Ross Alexander
Nominated for Two Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Awards
When Carlos, a forty-year-old married man, kisses Javier, a twenty-two-year-old closeted boy, a single reckless moment sets eight gay men in Jackson Heights on a collision course over one long, dreamlike night. As desire, loneliness, secrets, and longing ripple through their lives, their stories quietly intertwine - revealing the fragile, erotic, and unexpected ways queer men find, lose, and change one another.
Honorable Mention for the Stark Award In Drama in Memory of Ross Alexander
Nominated for Two Planet Connections Theatre Festivity Awards
When Carlos, a forty-year-old married man, kisses Javier, a twenty-two-year-old closeted boy, a single reckless moment sets eight gay men in Jackson Heights on a collision course over one long, dreamlike night. As desire, loneliness, secrets, and longing ripple through their lives, their stories quietly intertwine - revealing the fragile, erotic, and unexpected ways queer men find, lose, and change one another.
(un)missed Connections, born in a playwriting workshop at F.A.C.T. (Friends Always Creating Theatre) in 2011, found its way to the stage as part of Untucked, a festival celebrating the LGBT community, initially produced by F.A.C.T. Dreamcatcher Entertainment hosted a developmental reading and discussion in New York City in December 2011. The production also dedicated an evening to benefit GLAAD, hosted by John Raymond Barker. . In June 2012, it became a part of Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. The show had a workshop with the Abstract Sentiment Theatre Company in 2014.
Trailer for the 2012 production.
"Garcia keeps this potentially dark matter light, and quite artfully, given all the potential mines and sinkholes...As a thoughtfully crafted dessert, (un)missed connections hones close to the sweet, though never loses sight of the bitter. It won’t make your teeth sing, and won’t leave you with that uncomfortable feeling of too full."
- Geoffrey Paddy Johnson (The Happiest Medium)
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- Geoffrey Paddy Johnson (The Happiest Medium)
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