Allison is overjoyed to be a part of Pride Plays 2019, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, which brought the fight for gay rights into public view in 1969. From June 20-24, The Rattlestick Theater will present Pride Plays, a festival of readings that celebrate L.G.B.T.Q. voices, produced by Doug Nevin and the actor Michael Urie, and directed by Nick Mayo.
The festival features many notable writers including: Terrence McNally, Paula Vogel, The Five Lesbian Brothers, William Hoffman, Robert Patrick, Jane Chambers, Jonathan Tolins, Phillip Dawkins, and Chay Yew. New plays and world or New York premieres included plays by Daaimah Mubashshir, Ryan Spahn, Eri Nox, Caroline Prugh, Michael Benjamin Washington, Eduardo Machado, MJ Kaufman, and a presentation of new works from Trans Lab artists Ashley Lauren Rogers, Naomi Charlotte Thieves, Mariam Bazeed, Corinne Donly, and Eamon Boylan. Pride Plays also features selections from the musicals Eighty Sixed with book, music, and lyrics by Sam Salmond, based on the book by David Feinberg and Interstate with music by Melissa Li and book and lyrics by Melissa Li & Kit Yan.