Winner of the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Best New Script for its world 2006 premiere at New Conservatory Theatre Center in San Francisco, THE WAR AT HOME is set in the contentious moment following the first legal gay marriages in Massachusetts in 2004 and long before the Supreme Court’s landmark decision 11 years later. Jason, a Southern Baptist preacher’s gay son returns from New York to his Charleston, SC home with a new play he’s authored, and a wedding band he hides on a necklace beneath his shirt. The militantly gay-positive play's upcoming premiere in Charleston’s renowned arts festival provokes angry protests, bitterly divides Jason's parents, Dinah and Bill, and forces Bill to choose between his son and his pulpit.
Cast:
Bill Early 50's. White Senior pastor of a large Southern Baptist church in Charleston, South Carolina.
Dinah Late 40's. White. Bill’s wife. An attractive woman who takes pride in her appearance.
Jason About 24. White. Bill’s son. Good-looking. Gay. An actor and playwright.
Danny About 35. White. Bill’s associate pastor.
Reese About 25. Black. Artistic Director of a small Charleston theater.
