LGBTQ+ Festival 1st Scene: BLUE IDAHO, by Noah Zayn Mortier

Blue (formerly Logan) is a gifted transgender surgical nurse whose life spirals after a violent romance exposes her truth. Surviving a suicide attempt, she’s sent to an off-grid trauma retreat, where healing begins amid a web of broken souls, betrayal, and revelation. Returning home to confront family and memory, Logan reclaims his identity—detransitioning not in retreat, but in power. Blue Idaho is a raw, redemptive journey of self-forgiveness, queer identity, and the quiet strength it takes to choose yourself.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole
Blue: Hannah Ehman
Richard: Geoff Mays

LGBTQ+ Festival 1st Scene: LESBIANS OF BUSHWICK, by Olive Persimmon

Margot sneaks into the Premier lounge, and obnoxiously pitches her fake reality show idea to Arbuckle. He gets her kicked out. A video circulates of him saying a gay slur. He pitches her show to Ronnie, who’s ready to drop him. He emails Margot. She convinces Alex to help her shoot the pilot. He brings along Remy, his inept niece. At the urging of her neighbor, they go to a local bar to scout talent. They find JB and Jane. While interviewing them, JB goes out to smoke and is brought back by Nadine, who blackmails Margot into being on the show.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole
Margot: Hannah Ehman
Arbuckle: Geoff Mays

LGBTQ+ Festival 1st Scene Reading: SHRINK, by Teddy K. Andrews

A young man attends the final session of his compensated work therapy program. The therapist remains ever oblivious as his lies begins to swallow the room whole.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Val Cole
Voice/Ashton: Geoff Mays
Therapist: Hannah Ehman