Where the Fireworks Come From

by Michael Pisaturo

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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  • Mason Shields: Where the Fireworks Come From

    This play is wonderfully written and tells a story that truly deserves to be told of LGBTQIA+ youth discovering themselves. The plot is riveting and the characters are so dynamic and put together. I found myself in this play and fell in love with the script after reading it for the first time. Very well made script.

    This play is wonderfully written and tells a story that truly deserves to be told of LGBTQIA+ youth discovering themselves. The plot is riveting and the characters are so dynamic and put together. I found myself in this play and fell in love with the script after reading it for the first time. Very well made script.

  • Syd Marsalis: Where the Fireworks Come From

    gut-wrenching and realistic. Well done.

    gut-wrenching and realistic. Well done.

  • Damara Ortis: Where the Fireworks Come From

    This play is amazing. Characters have so much depth. I wish there was more scenes!

    This play is amazing. Characters have so much depth. I wish there was more scenes!

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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