Synopsis

Topher Payne’s comedy Angry Fags illustrates what happens when activism gets angry. Cooper and Bennett are men who feel helpless when their friend is the victim of an assault at a bar. Then, they feel something new: pure, unfiltered rage. Cooper presents the argument that no one is granted the rights they deserve until people are a little afraid of them. And no one is afraid of gay guys. Not yet. Angry Fags is an Oscar Wilde-meets-‘Fight Club’ fever dream about how good ideas go bad, with fascinating forays into American politics, bomb building and pistachios. “It doesn’t get better. We have to MAKE it better.”

Pride Films and Plays (David Zak, Executive Producer; Jude Hansen, Producer) creates work about, for, and by the LGBTQ community but that is essential viewing for all audiences. PFP hopes to further the conversation about sexuality and community at a time when much progress has been made but there is still so much for us all to learn. Formed in 2010, this multiple Jeff Award winning company has strived to foster new writing for the stage and screen through readings, competitions, classes, and theatrical productions. pridefilmsandplays.com

Content Advisory

Steppenwolf does not offer advisories about subject matter, as sensitivities vary from person to person.If you have any questions about content, age-appropriateness or stage effects(such as strobe lights or theatrical fog) that might have a bearing on patron comfort, please contact the box office at 312-335-1650.

Watch & Listen

ANGRY FAGS In Rehearsal
ANGRY FAGS In Production

Cast & Artists

The Artists

  • Directed by: Derek Van Barham
  • Scenic and Media Design: G. Max Maxin IV
  • Costume Design: Raquel Adorno
  • Lighting Design: Rebecca A. Barrett
  • Sound Design: Kallie Noelle Rollison
  • Properties Design: Dina Klahn
  • Fight Choreography: Nick Stockwell
  • Videographer: Alex Thompson
  • Production Manager: Rayme Silverberg
  • Technical Director: Landon Welsh
  • Dramaturg: Anne Wilson
  • Dialect Coach: Sammi Grant
  • Assistant Director: Derek Bertelson
  • Marketing: Johanna Polzin
  • Promotional Photography: Alissa Pagels, Rayme Silverberg
  • Stage Manager: Caitlin O'Rourke
  • Production Interns: Tanous El-Kareh, Emmalee Dixon

The Cast

Content Advisory

Steppenwolf does not offer advisories about subject matter, as sensitivities vary from person to person.If you have any questions about content, age-appropriateness or stage effects(such as strobe lights or theatrical fog) that might have a bearing on patron comfort, please contact the box office at 312-335-1650.