I Wanna Fuck like Romeo and Juliet by Andrew Rincon

Snow in July, comets falling from the sky, the world is thrown into chaos as Cupid rips off her wings and
gives up on Love. But her old flame Saint Valentine has a plan to bring her spirits back up; and it involves
the relationship between two men, Alejandro and Benny. Moving from outer space to Hackensack NJ, I
Wanna Fuck like Romeo and Juliet is a Queer Love story of epic proportions that...
Snow in July, comets falling from the sky, the world is thrown into chaos as Cupid rips off her wings and
gives up on Love. But her old flame Saint Valentine has a plan to bring her spirits back up; and it involves
the relationship between two men, Alejandro and Benny. Moving from outer space to Hackensack NJ, I
Wanna Fuck like Romeo and Juliet is a Queer Love story of epic proportions that investigates God and
mortals, realism and fantasy and the shame and joy within Queer love of Color.
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  • Christian Flynn:
    6 Mar. 2024
    “ Roll over Kushner, and tell Junot Diaz the news.

    A perfect play. ”
  • Paloma Sierra:
    5 Dec. 2023
    “ Loved and CACKLED through every page. Rincon's world comes alive just reading it. ”
  • Jaymes Sanchez:
    28 Feb. 2023
    “ I saw the production of this play at 59E59, and I loved it. This play is a fantastic subversion of expectations, genres, storytelling traditions, and theatre norms. Heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time the entire time. Please read and consider this play; it deserves to be seen in your community! ”
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CUPID – God of Love. Appears as a Latinx woman in her 20’s – 30’s. Puts on a bitter, hard exterior. Incredibly heartbroken and tired. Fierce and Ferocious.

VALENTINE- Patron Saint of Love. Appears as any ethnicity, slightly younger than Cupid. Joyous, a rascal- more of a trickster than a saint. Believer in Love, completely and indefinitely.

BENNY RANDLE- mid 20’s Black Queer Man. Avoids the difficult questions by putting on a façade of ridiculousness and fabulousness. Lover to Alejandro. Mortal.

ALEJANDRO DIAZ- Mid 30’s Latinx Queer Man. Runs from anything that can hurt him. Sedate and steady like water, and just as stubborn. Lover to Benny. Mortal.

BETTI- A woman of color (any ethnicity but white). A child of immigrants and a dental hygienist. In her 30’s. Incredibly sad, incredibly eager. Looking for something new in her life. Mortal, with untapped potential for the Divine.