CAUGHT ONE-HANDED gleefully skips through the Kingdom of God, illuminating dark and vicious secrets in the house of the Lord. Noah is a confused kid with sticky fingers who's caught between a cross and hard place. When his parents put him in conversion therapy at eleven years old to “straighten him out,” it’s all he can do to survive while his hormones and the Will of God duke it out. His dad Bob, a youth leader and trustee of Noah’s Christian School, apparently has his best interests at heart – until Noah finds out exactly how much interest Bob has been showing in his adolescent friends. Lest you think that it’s all fire and brimstone, this live-action memoir features enough masterful comedy and splashy dance breaks to keep even non-believers on their toes. While this solo show tickles plenty of funny bones, it also serves as a catalyst for discussing sexuality, abuse, and denial, as well as the deep wounds and repressed memories that we all carry with us from childhood and somehow learn to use for good. Caught One-Handed was developed under the original direction of Keira McDonald, and was most recently produced as part of the award-winning Annex Theatre's 2014 Season.
CAUGHT ONE-HANDED is a story meant to engage, educate, challenge, and motivate all communities, both open and closed, to deeply consider the implications of their dogma. A growing body of professionals are coming to understand the negative - and sometimes dangerous - impact of conversion or "reparative" therapies on any queer individual, especially adolescents. Research on the issue of family acceptance of LGBT youth conducted at San Francisco State University found that compared with LGBT young people who were not rejected or were only a little rejected by their parents and caregivers because of their gay or transgender identity, highly rejected LGBT young people were:
CAUGHT ONE-HANDED is a story meant to engage, educate, challenge, and motivate all communities, both open and closed, to deeply consider the implications of their dogma. A growing body of professionals are coming to understand the negative - and sometimes dangerous - impact of conversion or "reparative" therapies on any queer individual, especially adolescents. Research on the issue of family acceptance of LGBT youth conducted at San Francisco State University found that compared with LGBT young people who were not rejected or were only a little rejected by their parents and caregivers because of their gay or transgender identity, highly rejected LGBT young people were:
This does not even approach the issue of repressed abuse and inadequate care provided to those victims of abuse, especially those connected to religious organizations. Hard issues require hard conversations. CAUGHT ONE-HANDED is a step toward opening up that conversation between people on all sides of the issue, so that together we can make meaningful change in the way that we discover, heal, and empower survivors of exploitation.
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CAUGHT ONE-HANDED travels light and is perfect for your school assembly, church picnic, drum circle, or theatre!
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