True Adventures for Men

When Mark, an Ivy League grad looking for love, meets Kyle, a free spirit with a wandering eye, they forge a complicated relationship with an uncertain future. After a steamy video with a porn star unearths hidden truths and forces a painful confrontation, Kyle goes missing. Mark is desperate to track him down. Along the way, morality wavers, monogamy blurs, and every choice carries the weight of no return. True...

When Mark, an Ivy League grad looking for love, meets Kyle, a free spirit with a wandering eye, they forge a complicated relationship with an uncertain future. After a steamy video with a porn star unearths hidden truths and forces a painful confrontation, Kyle goes missing. Mark is desperate to track him down. Along the way, morality wavers, monogamy blurs, and every choice carries the weight of no return. True Adventures for Men is a provocative and unexpectedly funny exploration of love, identity, and self-destruction, where nothing is ever as simple—or as innocent—as it seems.

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True Adventures for Men

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  • Robert Axelrod: True Adventures for Men

    It's not often that a play manages to dive head-first into taboo topics such as the porn industry with this level of fearlessness. The bold and daring nature of the writing is coupled with the tremendous sense of humor and heart that Harper imbues at every turn. I absolutely love the way this play follows Kyle's search for his sense of belonging in the world, in his relationships, and within himself.

    It's not often that a play manages to dive head-first into taboo topics such as the porn industry with this level of fearlessness. The bold and daring nature of the writing is coupled with the tremendous sense of humor and heart that Harper imbues at every turn. I absolutely love the way this play follows Kyle's search for his sense of belonging in the world, in his relationships, and within himself.

  • Adam Hunter Howard: True Adventures for Men

    Whether or not it's an industry that has piqued your curiosity or it's completely new to you, make it a priority to take the journey with Steve Harper's engaging dramedy. You may think you've got the world figured out, but trust me, you don't, and Harper does an excellent job of unearthing common ground between his rich and complex characters with any viewer who may have never thought to consider the parallels of experience: from relationships to sexuality. Both funny and moving, you'll love it!

    Whether or not it's an industry that has piqued your curiosity or it's completely new to you, make it a priority to take the journey with Steve Harper's engaging dramedy. You may think you've got the world figured out, but trust me, you don't, and Harper does an excellent job of unearthing common ground between his rich and complex characters with any viewer who may have never thought to consider the parallels of experience: from relationships to sexuality. Both funny and moving, you'll love it!

Character Information

NOTE: Ethnicity and race in this play (and most of my work) is intentional and specific. The dynamics and balance of what goes on has much to do with it. While it is possible that Nero could be white or South East Asian, the other characters should not be cast in any other way than described.
  • Mark
    Ivy League grad. Focused. A loner.
    Character Age
    40s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    African American/Black
  • Kyle
    In great shape. Pushing back against expectations. Looking for something to complete him.
    Character Age
    40s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    African American/Black
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Nero / Waiter / Jeremy
    Character Age
    30s - 40s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Asian
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Sebastian
    Comes across as an old-school All-American working class guy. Porn daddy type & entrepreneur. Makes his living off his provocative energy (take-charge persona) maybe more than his looks. A natural hunk. Not necessarily a body builder.
    Character Age
    50s - 60s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    White
    Character Gender Identity
    Male

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