Listen To AmeriQueer
Friday, October 16 – Sunday, November 1st, 2020
Dear ONE: Love & Longing in Mid-Century Queer America illuminates the lives of ordinary queer Americans as recounted through letters, written between 1953 and 1965, to L.A.’s ONE Magazine, the first openly LGBTQ periodical in the United States. Looking for love, friendship, or understanding, they wrote of loneliness and yearning, of joy and fulfillment, and of their daily experiences, hidden from history. This epistolary snapshot of mid-century lives captures the radiant diversity of the American queer community as it was discovering itself, and the dawning of a national movement.
Who
Diversionary Theatre, the nation's third oldest LGBTQ Theatre.
What
Dear ONE: Love & Longing in Mid-Century Queer America illuminates the lives of ordinary queer Americans as recounted through letters, written between 1953 and 1965, to L.A.’s ONE Magazine, the first openly LGBTQ periodical in the United States.
Written and Directed by
Josh Irving Gershick
Featuring George Takei
With
Diana Burbano
Nicky Endres
JP Karliak
Monique Gaffney
Stage Directions by
Skyler Sullivan
Sound Design & Audio Engineering
Matt Lescault-Woods
Stage Management
About Diversionary Theatre
Founded in 1986, Diversionary Theatre is recognized as one of San Diego’s best theatres, and proudly showcases the most vibrant and diverse group of talent the city has to offer.
As the third oldest LGBTQIA+ theatre in the nation founded by and for members of marginalized groups, Diversionary Theatre has long been an inclusive space for the queer community and our allies. Intersectionality has always been a priority in our work both on and off stage, and we continue to be committed to social justice and inspiring positive change in our communities, starting from within our own organization.