←Recommendations of A Life Enriching Community

  • Francis RTM Boyle: A Life Enriching Community by Philip Middleton Williams
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    The greatest triumph of "A Life Enriching Community" is the treatment of the main character's sexual orientation as a complete non-issue. Love drives this story, it permeates the needs and drives of the characters. Philip Middleton Williams makes a point I wish were more obvious: love is love is love- what parts you have are only important if you insist they are. We're left with a fully realized, lovely couple who are about to embark on their latest (and possibly last) adventure. And they do it hand in hand.

    The greatest triumph of "A Life Enriching Community" is the treatment of the main character's sexual orientation as a complete non-issue. Love drives this story, it permeates the needs and drives of the characters. Philip Middleton Williams makes a point I wish were more obvious: love is love is love- what parts you have are only important if you insist they are. We're left with a fully realized, lovely couple who are about to embark on their latest (and possibly last) adventure. And they do it hand in hand.

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  • Asher Wyndham: A Life Enriching Community by Philip Middleton Williams
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    I haven't seen these two characters (gay seniors) or this setting (a retirement home) on any stage. The two men are complete characters, each with a distinct personality, voice and desire. Their back story is compelling. This play provides insight into a situation that many gay seniors encounter and makes you wonder what happens when a gay senior finds himself in a retirement community where he feels he doesn't belong... It does help that you have a lover with you, but what if the retirement community --your new home outside the gay community -- doesn't meet your needs? PRODUCE THIS

    I haven't seen these two characters (gay seniors) or this setting (a retirement home) on any stage. The two men are complete characters, each with a distinct personality, voice and desire. Their back story is compelling. This play provides insight into a situation that many gay seniors encounter and makes you wonder what happens when a gay senior finds himself in a retirement community where he feels he doesn't belong... It does help that you have a lover with you, but what if the retirement community --your new home outside the gay community -- doesn't meet your needs? PRODUCE THIS

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