Ex-Gay Bar

by David Simpatico

A dark comedy/drama set in a sports bar for the ex-gay crowd. Part satire, part horrific exposé, Ex-Gay Bar explores the world of gay conversion therapy, and the pain it inflicts on thousands of gay and lesbian youth. A call to arms.

EX-GAY BAR IS A FINALIST FOR THE GETCHELL PLAYWRITING AWARD, 2026! Here's a link to the SETC site: https://www.setc.org
Ex-Gay Bar received the ArtsWestechester Voices for Change...

A dark comedy/drama set in a sports bar for the ex-gay crowd. Part satire, part horrific exposé, Ex-Gay Bar explores the world of gay conversion therapy, and the pain it inflicts on thousands of gay and lesbian youth. A call to arms.

EX-GAY BAR IS A FINALIST FOR THE GETCHELL PLAYWRITING AWARD, 2026! Here's a link to the SETC site: https://www.setc.org
Ex-Gay Bar received the ArtsWestechester Voices for Change Grant, Fall, 2021. It also received Honorable Mention in the 2021 Carlo Annoni International Playwriting Prize.

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Ex-Gay Bar

• DOROTHY: 20s, female; affable, big-boned bartender; also plays: Mother, Todd's mother; Staci, Todd's best friend; Jean, a teen boy trapped in mid-transition to female; Straight Woman, the female voice in a movie.
• BUD: 20s, male; hipster alpha dog with issues; also plays: FATHER, Todd's Father;SIMON, alpha teen at Camp Conversion; OLDER GAY MAN, a voice in a gay porn flick.
• JACK: 30s, male; seen some rough road but has made it through; also plays: ATTENDANT 1, representative/strong-arm for Camp Conversion; SEBASTIAN, a teen undergoing conversion therapy; YOUNGER GAY MAN, a voice in a gay porn flick.
• COSMO: 20s, male; well-coordinated newbie; also plays: ATTENDANT 2, a representative/strong-arm for Camp Conversion; ORLANDO, a Latino teen at Camp Conversion; STRAIGHT MAN, a voice in a romantic movie.
• TODD: 20s, male; a loner; shattered, glazed, barely holding it together.
• DOCTOR DOCTOR: 40s, male: leader of the Ex-Gay Conversion Therapy Camp; strong bodied ex-gay man.