Online Event: Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays

June 13, 2021 – 3:00PM to 4:00PM

Theater proudly presents the gripping, funny, and uplifting series of short plays called “Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays.” The evening consists of works authored by such outstanding playwrights as Mo Gaffney, Jordan Harrison, Moisés Kaufman, Neil LaBute, Wendy MacLeod, José Rivera, Paul Rudnick, and Doug Wright to be streamed on Saturday, June 12 at 7:30 pm EDT and Sunday, June 13 at 3:00 pm EDT. Tickets start at $15.00. Use the code “LOVE” and receive 10% off your tickets.

In 2011, NY state passed the same-sex marriage rights bill, and then in 2015, the United States recognized same-sex marriage in all 50 states, and even all these years later, this has further fueled the national debate over the subject of marriage equality. SAS Performing Arts Virtual Theater closes our season with a bold work of theatre by 8 of the nation’s best playwrights. “Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays” is a series of short pieces which are a union of engagement and great theatre, staged to promote gay marriage rights and explore our ever-evolving society. This highly entertaining collection of short works approaches its subject with a combination of heart and humor. The performance, as a whole, is unapologetically celebratory of gay marriage.

The evening consists of works authored by such outstanding playwrights as Mo Gaffney, Jordan Harrison, Moisés Kaufman, Neil LaBute, Wendy MacLeod, José Rivera, Paul Rudnick, and Doug Wright.

These plays feature our SAS Performing Arts Ensemble members, including Paul Fraccalvieri, Deborah Surdi, Sophia Lucia Parola, Emily Samuelson, Tyler Van Tassel, Elisabeth Ritcher, Chris Lysy, Theodore Sapp, Antony Terrel, Gabriel Edelstein, Irenka Jakubiak, Dean Marino, and Kevin J. Allen. Founder and Artistic Director Stephen Scovasso directs the zoom production.

The SAS Performing Arts Company and Studios, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that has a twofold purpose. First, we are dedicated to grow, sustain, and educate our community audiences by presenting classic and contemporary works in various genres of the performing arts that are fully accessible and cost-efficient. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have ventured into the world of Virtual Theater. Due to the intimacy that this form offers, our audience members will better understand the world by viewing it through the lens that only the arts can provide.

This will close our 2020-2021virtual season of seven (7) virtual productions, which have included Dracula, A Christmas Carol, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Mountaintop, Alice in Wonderland, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays.

The SAS Performing Arts Company Virtual Theater production of STANDING ON CEREMONY: THE GAY MARRIAGE PLAYS will be streamed on Saturday, June 12, 2021, at 7:30 pm EDT and Sunday, June 13, 2021, at 3:00 pm.

Use the code LOVE and receive a 10% discount off the ticket price.

Ticket prices begin at $15 and are available online at www.sasperformingartstickets.com.