by Frank Blocker
A 40-minute one-act play set in a gay health clinic waiting room where two men await their HIV results. A slight generational gap and a difference in relationship status highlight much of their conversation. Both are left changed from their meeting.
Characters
ONE – mid-30s up, in a committed relationship
ANOTHER – mid-20s to early 30s, single
NURSE – offstage voice
Time & Setting
1990 to 2005 time period. Waiting room of a gay men’s health center in a metropolitan area.
History of readings/productions
“Six From the Rainbow Festival,” Actors’ Express, Atlanta, 1998
originally titled Waiting Room
“Inner Voices Social Issues” Winner, University of Illinois, 2011
Rights
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