Le Switch
by Philip Dawkins

Le Switch Book Cover
Le Switch Cover

Highlights

90 mins Present Day Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

David cannot commit.

His relationships only last about three months, and both his twin sister Sarah and his best friend Zachary have caught on to his pattern.

Zachary’s upcoming wedding, now legal in New York state, is making David even more anxious.

If David’s gay identity has been defined by otherness for the past thirty-five years, what does it mean now, in 2011, when the world is telling him that he and his community are no longer othered?

With that weighing on his mind, he sets off to Montréal for the bachelor weekend, leaving behind his roommate Frank, who has been recently widowed.

But when David meets Benoît, an impossibly charming man about ten years his junior, David’s view of himself, his heart and his future are turned upside down.

A rare gay romantic comedy, Le Switch challenges us to resist old habits of self-protection and embrace the thrilling, terrifying, unknown future that only love can bring.

Press Reviews

"Wonderfully smart… Dawkins’ delightfully fun play does more than expand the romantic comedy formula to include gay men; like all good romances, it picks at universal flaws in love and relationships."

— Time Out Chicago

"Philip Dawkins has a knack for depicting contemporary LGBT life with warmth and wisecracks… [He] displays a tender compassion for gays still carrying the scars of feeling unwelcome and inferior."

— Chicago Reader

Characters

Character
Zachary
Frank
Sarah
Benoît
David

Videos

Le Switch – Jungle Theater Trailer

Publication

ISBN-13 9780822244653
ISBN-10 0822244659

Le Switch is a comedy play written by Philip Dawkins and published by Dramatists Play Service .

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Fee: Minimum Fee: $130 per performance

Restrictions: Major Markets Plus (US) / Standard Plus Add'l Postcodes (UK)

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