LONGHORNS

by Donna Hoke

IN DEVELOPMENT: 1982. TEXAS. Frat boy Kevin has always thought a little "physical bonding" among buddies is par for the straight course, but when he meets openly gay Cesar his freshman year at UT Austin, he has trouble writing him off as just another guy. Adapted with permission from David Lewis's movie of the same name.

IN DEVELOPMENT: 1982. TEXAS. Frat boy Kevin has always thought a little "physical bonding" among buddies is par for the straight course, but when he meets openly gay Cesar his freshman year at UT Austin, he has trouble writing him off as just another guy. Adapted with permission from David Lewis's movie of the same name.

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LONGHORNS

Character Information

KEVIN: 19, freshman at UT Austin. Smart, athletic, artistic, hesitant, quirkily cute. Acts on impulse, but can’t figure out where his impulses come from

STEVE: 19, Kevin’s high school friend, hunky horndog, macho for macho’s sake, a Texas A&M type

DANNY: 19, Kevin’s high school friend. A slight guy, who is quiet, shy, sexually ambivalent--traits his friends mistake for intelligence. Moderately attractive.

JUSTIN: 19, freshman at UT Austin, tall and attractive, a basketball player. Not the brightest bulb, he’s always trying to figure out what just happened.

CESAR: 19, freshman at UT Austin. Latino, adorable, proud, sensitive; in other words--irresistible.

MARSHA: 19, from New York City, sassy redhead with a soft spot for underdogs, a total contrast to the Texas boys

BRENDA: 19, Steve’s girlfriend, blonde and buxom.

Casting note: Marsha and Brenda are double cast.
  • Kevin
    Freshman at UT Austin. Smart, athletic, artistic, hesitant, quirkily cute. Acts on impulse, but can’t figure out where his impulses come from
    19
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Steve
    Kevin’s high school friend, hunky horndog, macho for macho’s sake, a Texas A&M type
    19
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Danny
    Kevin’s high school friend. A slight guy, who is quiet, shy, sexually ambivalent--traits his friends mistake for intelligence.
    19
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Justin
    Freshman at UT Austin, tall and attractive, a basketball player. Not the brightest bulb, he’s always trying to figure out what just happened.
    19
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Cesar
    Freshman at UT Austin. Latino, adorable, proud, sensitive; in other words--irresistible.
    19
    Latinx
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Marsha
    From New York City, sassy redhead with a soft spot for underdogs, a total contrast to the Texas boys
    19
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Brenda
    Steve’s girlfriend
    19
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female

Development History

  • Reading, Ronnie Larsen Presents, 2018
  • Commission, RL Productions, 2016