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I Wanna Fuck Like Romeo and Juliet
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 2w, 3m
Moving from the heavens to Hackensack, Andrew Rincón’s comedy is a love story of epic proportions playing with gods and mortals, realism and fantasy, and the shame and joy found in queer love.
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Cast Size
2w, 3m -
Duration
More than 120 minutes (2 hours) -
Target Audience
Adult
Accolades
- Finalist: 2024 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Drama
Details
Summary
2024 Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Drama!
Snow in July, comets falling from the sky… the world is thrown into chaos as Cupid (a Latine god) rips off her wings and gives up on love. But her old flame Saint Valentine has a plan to bring her spirits back up, and it involves reigniting the flame between Alejandro and Benny, two queer folk who are going through a breakup.
Moving from the heavens to Hackensack, I Wanna Fuck like Romeo and Juliet is a love story of epic proportions that captures the many flavors of queer love.
History
Cast Attributes
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Performing Groups
- Time Period Present Day
- Setting The Celestial Heavens, Hackensack, NJ, and various locations. Present day.
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Additional Features No Intermission
- Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Cautions
- Strong Language
- Mild Adult Themes
Media
“A sweet, funny, heartwarming, bilingual, gay, romantic, fantasy comedy.” – Talkin’ Broadway
“Andrew Rincón puts together a story that is at once on the far-out fringes of reality, and at the same time resonates the truth about how people feel in their hearts and in their minds when love is at stake.” – Hi! Drama
“Genuine charm, wit, enjoyable characters, and often clever dialog that crosses easily between English and Spanish... Altogether, a real treat for romcom fans (and who isn't one?).” – Talkin’ Broadway
Videos
Playwright Andrew Rincón: What is I Wanna Fuck Like Romeo and Juliet?
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I Wanna Fuck Like Romeo and Juliet – Talkback
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Playwright Andrew Rincón: Writing I Wanna Fuck Like Romeo and Juliet
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Andrew Rincón
Andrew Rincón (he/she/they) is a Queer Colombian-American playwright, screenwriter and world builder. Their work blends fantasy, modern Latine mythology and Queer fabulation.
Their plays have been developed with The Latinx Playwrights Circle, The Austin Latino New Play Festiva ...