Trent Clifford

"A look at gay relationships rarely if ever seen depicted on stage." -Dallas Voice, 2024

Love can look like a lot of different things, but one thing is certain: love shouldn’t hurt. In the case of Will and Brandon, the hurt is subtle, lurking just beneath the surface, whereas in the case of Jason and Christian, the hurt is heavy, even tangible. Yet bruises of the heart can hurt just as much as bruises of the flesh, and uniquely queer complexities make untangling relational dynamics even more difficult. The Way He Looks at You is a look into the realities of gay marriage, illustrating that it is difficult in all the same ways that traditional marriages are, thus extending the much-needed conversation surrounding domestic violence to the queer community.

Gray is a modern retelling of Oscar Wilde’s A Picture of Dorian Gray. It gives nod to the original story while placing the characters within a contemporary context and bringing issues of power dynamics, consent, and sexual freedom to the forefront.
Purposefully raising more questions than it provides answers, Gray forces audiences to consider who is truly at fault within the tragedy that unfolds. With each choice that is made, it must be decided who is to blame, something which is often far less clear than we would like to think.
With lovers scorned, deaths determined, elicit affairs, blackmail, and unexplained magic, Gray contains all of the palpable tension that has made Oscar Wilde’s novel so beloved, while elevating it in a way that makes it a new story all its own.

Living in Light explores not only the nuances of domestic violence, but the resiliency of those who have survived it. When Beth and Trevor, both abuse survivors themselves, meet Kira in a local coffeeshop, they open up with her in the hopes that she will see the truth of her own relationship. These three main characters, in fact, are composites based on research, in which 25 survivors participated. And here, in a local coffeeshop, their stories are told. At once a love letter to survivors and a means of education and prevention, Living in Light celebrates difficult conversations about topics which too often get left in the dark.

Meredith is getting ready for a first date but is having reservations. Jacob, her supportive gay best friend, is keeping her company. Things go a bit off the rails, however, when she discovers that he has a crush on the same guy she just asked out. Will bestfriendship prevail?

Randall and Grayson are on an uncomfortable first date, during which it is revealed that Randall is not exactly who Grayson thought he would be going on this date with. A quick yet incisive look at whether ‘beauty is skin-deep,’ told through the lens of two gay men, Try is a play that forces us to ask what a healthy start to a relationship even looks like. Is fairness more important than honesty? And how do we know when to give up and when to try?

Martin and James are getting ready to attend a funeral. But for gay couples, family gatherings are
often a source of strife, let alone gatherings that are already emotionally charged. As the couple
prepares to leave, they reflect on themselves, their relationship, and the father who has passed.

Winnie the Pooh stumbles upon a set of paw marks that might belong to the most vicious of the Hundred Acre Woods’ creatures... a woozle. The woozle hunt, which is joined by the rest of Pooh’s friends, is derailed however, by an even more important discovery: it’s Eeyore’s birthday today! Eeyore’s friends begin scrambling to prepare a party, and Pooh requests Owl’s help to procure the best gift of all. Honey, of course.