Where the Fireworks Come From

TEN-MINUTE: With college looming just around the corner, Tony and Gabe sit outside to watch their neighborhood’s annual Fourth of July fireworks one last time before parting ways, but when a recent incident threatens to undermine their relationship, the decision to confront the unknown becomes more terrifying than ever. On a night that celebrates tradition, two boys dare to swim against the tide, navigating...

TEN-MINUTE: With college looming just around the corner, Tony and Gabe sit outside to watch their neighborhood’s annual Fourth of July fireworks one last time before parting ways, but when a recent incident threatens to undermine their relationship, the decision to confront the unknown becomes more terrifying than ever. On a night that celebrates tradition, two boys dare to swim against the tide, navigating their own identities amidst the suffocating atmosphere of small-town suburbia.

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Where the Fireworks Come From

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  • Jonathan Cordaway: Where the Fireworks Come From

    What an exhilarating read! Great story, and loved how much was content was put in just 10 pages!

    What an exhilarating read! Great story, and loved how much was content was put in just 10 pages!

  • Jack Stortz: Where the Fireworks Come From

    This was such an amazing story! Such an amazing dynamic and what a story to be told.

    This was such an amazing story! Such an amazing dynamic and what a story to be told.

  • Grey Garza: Where the Fireworks Come From

    A really touching play, captures LGBTQ self acceptance very well.

    A really touching play, captures LGBTQ self acceptance very well.

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Tony, 17, M, Wears his heart on his sleeve.
Gabe, 17, M, Prefers to cover it up.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Region 1 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Year 2019
  • Type Workshop, Organization Association for Theatre In Higher Education National Conference, Year 2018

Production History

  • Type University, Organization 14th Grade Players, Year 2023
  • Type University, Organization Bates College, Year 2023
  • Type Professional, Organization Boston Theater Marathon XXIII, Year 2021
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Almost Adults Productions, Year 2020
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Firehouse Center for the Arts: New Works Festival, Year 2020
  • Type Professional, Organization 44th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, Year 2019
  • Type Professional, Organization Emerging Artists Theatre New Works Series, Year 2019
  • Type University, Organization Bismarck State College's 10 Minute Playwriting Competition, Year 2019
  • Type Community Theater, Organization The Q Collective Coming Out Play Festival, Year 2018
  • Type Fringe, Organization Open Theatre Project: SLAM Boston, Year 2018
  • Type University, Organization Lafayette University Ten Minute Play Contest, Year 2018

Awards

  • Gary Garrison Playwriting Award for 10-Minute Plays
    Tusculum Review
    Finalist
    2023
  • Top 30 Finalist
    44th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival
    2019
  • Gary Garrison Ten Minute Play Award Region 1 Semi-Finalist
    KCACTF
    2019