'um yes we've been a community since
since stonewall certainly
harvey milk probably
ancient greece maybe'

Equality is here - now what? In a supposedly 'post-gay' America on the brink of passing marriage equality, a first date at a New York bar starts two men on a fearless, funny and fragmented journey leading up to a historic moment of change.

Jordan Seavey's play Homos, or Everyone in America is a raw and provocative portrait of a love story, exploding attitudes, emotions and prejudices that sit at the heart of relationships across the world. This dazzling kaleidoscope of a play asks us all the question - are personal and political choices really all that different?

Homos, or Everyone in America won numerous awards on its premiere Off-Broadway in 2016, and received its European premiere at the Finborough Theatre, London, in 2018.

About the Author
Jordan Seavey is an American playwright whose plays include: Homos, or Everyone in America (New York Times Critic's Pick; named one of New York Magazine's 10 Best Theater Events of 2016 and The Advocate's Top 10 New York Theater of 2016), November 4th 2008, Wight, The Funny Pain, The Truth Will Out, Children at Play, 6969 and This is a Newspaper. He has co-created mroe than fifteen new plays with theatre company CollaborationTown, including Candy (a commission from LCT3 / Lincoln Center), the all-ages puppet musical Riddle of the Trilobites (as residents of New Victory Theater's LabWorks), Family Play (1979 to Present) (named one of The Advocate's 10 Best LGBT Plays of 2014), and The Momentum (2012 GLAAD National Media Award nomination).

Reviews

'Powerfully combines smart wit and smarting pain... these are as closely, delicately realised individuals as you could imagine... intellect comes to chime with emotion in a story told with a deep level of engagement and often unflinching intimacy'

* The Arts Desk *

'A brilliantly provocative modern-day romance'

* Time Out *

'A poignant, intimate portrait of modern gay life... a valuable reminder that hearts and minds - not just the law - need to change for equality to be achieved'

* The Stage *

'A play that everyone should see'

* The Reviews Hub *

'There's huge ambition in Jordan Seavey's epic American odyssey... even though it focuses in on one couple, it could be seen as an overarching depiction of love, life, homosexuality and relationships in the noughties... there is truth in the piece about what it means to be gay in modern America - or anywhere really - and the characters are realistically human'

* WhatsOnStage *

'A daringly frank, funny and affecting new play. Seavey's portrait of young gay New Yorkers negotiating the sometimes thorny nature of love and intimacy has an arresting, even bruising honesty'

* New York Times *

'A blisteringly fine and hilarious play with devastatingly pointed intelligence'

* New York Magazine *



Book Information
ISBN 9781848427822
Author Jordan Seavey
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint Nick Hern Books
Publisher Nick Hern Books