The Gulf (play)


The Gulf is a play by American playwright Audrey Cefaly. It is a recipient of the 2017 Lambda Literary Award for Drama and the 2016 . The play was adapted from a one-act version, which won the 40th Annual . The play takes place on a fishing boat in the author's home state of Alabama.

Production Highlights

London Premiere - April 2018
Directed by Matthew Gould
Featuring Louisa Lytton and Anna Acton
Australian Premiere - August 2017
Directed by Melissa Lethbridge
Featuring Diana Popovska and Brenna Harding
World Premiere - September 2016
Signature Theatre
Directed by Joe Calarco.

Synopsis

The divide between Kendra and Betty mimics the very world that devours them: a vast and polarizing abyss. On a quiet summer evening, somewhere down in the Alabama Delta, Kendra and Betty troll the flats looking for red fish. After Betty begins diagnosing Kendra’s dead-end life with career picks from What Color is Your Parachute, their routine fishing excursion takes a violent turn.

Themes

love, betrayal, apathy, lgbt, lesbian

Characters

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