Lipstick

by Lane Michael Stanley

Lipstick is a silly, sweet farce with a heart of gold and a drawer full of sex toys. Anna has invited Kelly over for dinner, but is it a date? Or just hanging out? How could Anna know?! Is Kelly even gay?! Kelly wears earrings AND boots! Just in case that wasn’t confusing enough, a cavalcade of visitors crashes their evening - an ex-girlfriend, a nebby bestie, a handyman, a mom, and a parade of potential suitors...

Lipstick is a silly, sweet farce with a heart of gold and a drawer full of sex toys. Anna has invited Kelly over for dinner, but is it a date? Or just hanging out? How could Anna know?! Is Kelly even gay?! Kelly wears earrings AND boots! Just in case that wasn’t confusing enough, a cavalcade of visitors crashes their evening - an ex-girlfriend, a nebby bestie, a handyman, a mom, and a parade of potential suitors. Hijinks, of course, ensue, in this play-shaped love letter to the queer community.

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Lipstick

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  • Kaeli Meno: Lipstick

    I saw a reading of this play in 2018 and have read it several times since. It is fast paced, authentic, and clever. It is one of those plays I have really enjoyed revisiting. There's always a new element I've caught onto or have forgotten that it happened. Whether it is due to the hijinks that occur or the truth in the friendship between Mal and Anna, and how easy it seems. I would for sure recommend giving it a read.

    I saw a reading of this play in 2018 and have read it several times since. It is fast paced, authentic, and clever. It is one of those plays I have really enjoyed revisiting. There's always a new element I've caught onto or have forgotten that it happened. Whether it is due to the hijinks that occur or the truth in the friendship between Mal and Anna, and how easy it seems. I would for sure recommend giving it a read.

  • Kevin King: Lipstick

    This is a fast paced hilarious modern queer sex farce. It’s smart, ridiculous, outrageous, and super queer! I loved this play!

    This is a fast paced hilarious modern queer sex farce. It’s smart, ridiculous, outrageous, and super queer! I loved this play!

  • Seth McNeill: Lipstick

    Hilarious, fast moving farce that gets astonishing mileage out of its dozens of gags, but with a wonderful degree of depth that keeps it from being limited to mere entertainment.

    Hilarious, fast moving farce that gets astonishing mileage out of its dozens of gags, but with a wonderful degree of depth that keeps it from being limited to mere entertainment.

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Character Information

  • Mal
    Outgoing and flamboyant.
    Character Age
    late 20s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Black
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Bandit Guys
    The same actor plays every Bandit Guy, and no Bandit Guy is in more than one scene.
    Character Age
    20s
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Hank the Landlord
    The landlord.
    Character Age
    50s
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Cara
    Mean.
    Character Age
    late 20s
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Dorothy
    Mal's mom.
    Character Age
    50s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Black
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Anna
    Highly neurotic and visibly queer.
    Character Age
    late 20s
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Kelly
    Friendly and sweet, but determined.
    Character Age
    20s
    Character Gender Identity
    Female

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Flexible Grey Theatre Company, Year 2019
  • Type Reading, Organization HBMG Foundation National Winter Playwrights Conference, Year 2018
  • Type Reading, Organization Cohesion Theatre Company, Year 2018
  • Type Reading, Organization Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Year 2018

Production History

  • Type Community Theater, Organization Fells Point Corner Theatre, Year 2024
  • Type Fringe, Organization Gadfly Theatre Productions, Year 2020
  • Type Fringe, Organization Theatre Travels, Year 2020
  • Type Community Theater, Organization MadLab Theatre, Year 2019
  • Type Professional, Organization Island City Stage, Year 2019

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