Gregory Fletcher "Tom and Huck Sitting in a Tree: an Americana gay rom-com novella" in Conv. w/ Filmmaker/Playwright Fermin Rojas 10/12 at 5pm
Tom and Huck are gay teenagers stuck in the shabby, little village of St. Petersburg, Missouri, 1850. Surrounded by familiar characters-Aunt Polly, Becky, Sid, and more-Tom searches for love in all the wrong places, Huck learns to show initiative when it comes to matters of the heart, and Sid (destined to be an out-performance artist) struggles to survive all forms of shame. But as romance blossoms, Aunt Polly won't have no more of the boys' antics: "Nobody breaks the law in my house!" That is, until the ultimate deal is made.
In the spirit of Mark Twain, (only much more gay and romantic), these alternative adventures are familiar but quirky, sweet but dark, and Americana but inclusive.
“In my youth, when I searched all the best bedtime literature for an inkling of queerdom, I would’ve loved to have cozied up to Tom and Huck Sitting in a Tree. Even half-brother Sid, I would’ve rooted for with joyful queer admiration. Highly recommended for your nightstand.”
—Charles Busch, actor, playwright, cabaret performer, drag legend
The Never Land Hoax is a warm-hearted comedy for the queer community and our allies, reimagining what happened to Wendy, John, and Michael Darling that fateful night they bolted from their dysfunctional Brooklyn household with a stranger. No pirates, crocodile, Indians, Tinkerbell, or flying-but the adventures they discover in Harlem celebrate the power of the extended family and the familial paradise we all deserve.
