The third annual Legacy Project theatre production hit the stage at Auckland’s Q Theatre last night.
The six short plays are based on true events and written, produced and directed by members of the LGBT community.
The plays delve into people’s lives and experiences -- especially those of the transgender community.
Issues to do with gender and sexuality labels feature heavily in the performances -- more so than in past years -- as more people are coming forward to share their stories about being transgender in New Zealand.
The opening play tells the story of a young man who meets someone on a mobile dating app – but what turns up at the door isn’t what he was expecting and neither are the events and emotions that follow.
This is my favourite of the six stories. I enjoyed the comedy and timing from actor Jake Love who plays Kyle.
The 'Pronoun Game' is the fifth story told during the evening.
Director Todd Karehana does a great job of putting tongue firmly in cheek and pushing the envelope. He didn’t try to hide the fact the story was being told on a stage, not in the bedroom where it took place -- and this adds to the humour of the story.
The last story of the night is all about being 'straight-acting' in a gay world. Two men meet up, wanting to out-do each other with their level of manliness, and both willing to go to extreme lengths to cover up who they really are. But as the story unfolds, their true and very pink (or should that be fuchsia) colours reveal themselves.
The Legacy Project is one of the highlights of Auckland’s Pride Festival and is on at Q Theatre until February 13.
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