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Fired Gay Church Employee Writes Off-Broadway Play About His Story

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A longtime pastoral musician and educator fired for marrying his same-gender partner wrote a one-person play based on his experience that was recently produced Off-Broadway. Read More

Archdiocese of New York Expels Pro-Transgender Theater Group from Catholic School

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A New York theater company focused on gender equity has become embroiled in a controversy with the Archdiocese of New York, its landlord. The archdiocese mandates now that the theater company cease productions that church officials claim contradict Catholic teaching, particularly concerning abortion and gender identity. Read More

Sydney Catholic Schools Apologizes for Student Musical Featuring Queer Couple

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Australian parents and educators are engaged in disagreement over the depiction of a gay couple in a recent production of School of Rock, produced by the Sydney Catholic Schools organization. Read More

Globe Theatre Celebrate New Play Portraying Joan of Arc as a Nonbinary Saint

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A new play at the historic Globe Theatre portrays Joan of Arc as nonbinary, bringing a fresh perspective to the story of the 15th-century Catholic saint. Read More

Remembering Terrence McNally and His Controversial Depiction of Gay Men & Catholicism

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he New York Times’ obituary of playwright Terrence McNally who died in late-March from COVID-19, recalled his many accomplishments, including multiple Tony awards and his ability to expand theater audiences’ horizons through his depictions of gay life. McNally was the creator of Corpus Christi, though, in a separate remembrance of the playwright  in Commonweal, Paul Baumann notes this controversial gay play was curiously absent from the Times’ recounting of McNally’s works.  Read More

Two Plays Tackle Complexities of LGBTQ People’s Lives and Relationships

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Two plays running in the U.S., "Bare" and "The Inheritance", are bringing LGBTQ stories to the stage. Read More

LGBTQ Dispute Leads Catholic Healthcare System to Withdraw Support for Local Theater

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A Catholic hospital group withdrew its sponsorship of a theater in Sacramento, California in response to concerns that the health system discriminated against members of the LGBTQ community. Read More

Catholic School Apologizes After Students Removed “Nutcracker” Featuring Gay Couple

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A Catholic school is apologizing after chaperones led students out of a performance of The Nutcracker that featured a same-gender couple. Read More

New Theater Productions Tell of Queer Love in Catholic Schools

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Two queer love stories with Catholic backdrops are coming to theaters this season, enchanting international audiences with messages of perseverance and young love. Read More

Brazilian Archbishop Forces Cancellation of Performance Led by Transgender Artists

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A Brazilian archbishop has forced the cancellation of an transgender-related theater production after calling it "a prejudiced and criminal action of disrespect of the Catholic Christian faith." Read More