‘The Pass’ Examines Internalized Homophobia & Boasts Striking Work By Ino Badanjak & Matisse Ratron-Neal
Brit playwright John Donnelly’s The Pass is a brutal and devastating look at internalized homophobia and the fake life that certain people in the limelight are forced to live, still—although we have broken some ground (I hope) since the work was initially written 12 years ago. Director Max Hunter’s production...













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