A Miracle on Halsted Street
Thirty-something gay best friends Harold and Richard hope to find boyfriends in this two-act comedy set in Chicago.
Harold has a crush on a waiter at the Halsted Street restaurant where he and Richard have brunch every Sunday. Richard has been flirting on a gay dating site with a user named Dreamboy. Richard tries to help Harold seduce the waiter and Harold tries to help Richard seduce Dreamboy. But these efforts lead to mistaken identities which both friends have to unravel. Complications abound as Harold, the waiter, Richard and Dreamboy all get together in the final act. |
A scene from A Miracle on Halsted Street was performed at Chicago Dramatists on Wednesday, December 12th, 2018. The scene was performed by Torrence Murphy and Mark Maxwell and directed by Emmi Hilger.
This performance was part of the Scene Shop Showcase in which scenes from 10 plays in development at Chicago Dramatists' Scene Shop workshop were given staged readings for the amazement of the playwrights and their friends and family. |