Angry Fags at Ghostlight Ensemble

An out lesbian state senator is up for re-election. Her female opponent is a moderate conservative who has aligned herself with right-wing extremists. They’re locked in a tight race in which each side caters to its base and any event can become instantaneously politicized.

When a gay man is bashed with a baseball bat and left to die, his ex-boyfriend, a campaign aide for the incumbent senator, is enraged. But his boss’s unwillingness to label it a hate crime tips him over the edge. Frustration and fear eventually turn to rage and he teams up with his best friend to embark on a vendetta of sabotage and more, reasoning that if gays aren’t respected enough to win justice, fear will achieve what good intentions and politics cannot.

Angry Fags asks what do we do with our righteous anger? Who do we turn to when we exist within a system that does not protect us, care for us, or keep us safe?

Angry Fags by Topher Payne is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com and is part of Ghostlight’s 9th Season celebrating otherness and uplifting Queer characters and voices. 

Angry Fags runs from November 7-23 at Lifeline Theatre in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago (6912 N Glenwood Ave, Chicago, IL, 60626).