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.



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

Development History

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