American Premiere For Forbidden Play

In Florida Plays Of Wilton announced that it will present the U.S. premiere of Forbidden! a groundbreaking drama that was lost to time & widely regarded by many scholars as the world's first coming-out play. Written by Dutch novelist & playwright Jo M. van IJssel de Schepper-Becker & originally presented in Rotterdam in 1922 the public reaction to the play was immediate & hostile leading to the show being cancelled after just 2 performances. Now a century later after being translated by theater historian Laurence Senelick the play is being given new life as director Ronnie Larsen presents a limited 6-week engagement Wednesday August 19th to Tuesday September 29th at The Foundry, 2306 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors, FL. Forbidden! will have its official opening night on Thursday August 27th & is being sponsored by The Warten Foundation in the hope that as many people as possible will see this rediscovered & timeless production. Director Ronnie Larsen stated, “I’ve spent most of my life producing gay theater & I couldn’t believe I had never heard of this play. What amazes me most about Forbidden! is that a female playwright was saying things about gay people that the rest of society wasn’t ready to hear a hundred years ago. Now, audiences in South Florida will be among the very few in the world who have ever had the chance to see it & we're very proud to give it the full run it deserves." The cast of Forbidden! features Plays of Wilton alumni Seth Trucks (Fall Well), Sara Grant (Fall Well), Nicole Hulett (The Sound of Music), Alex Martinez (Torch Song) & Chad Raven (The Actors). Tickets are $10 and available now.

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