Queer Camp
by Trent Clifford
READING - MAY 15, 2026
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Directed by Benjamin McElroy
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Where do straight women turn when they’ve reached the bottom of the barrel of modern dating? When they find themselves only willing to choose the bear (if you know, you know), what is left for them to do? Queer Camp! When Jennifer escapes her abusive husband and runs away to Queer Camp, she isn’t so sure about the other wannabe Lesbians in attendance. Not to mention the fact that a gay man is somehow supposed to be the one teaching her to be attracted to women. (Make that make sense.) Despite her best efforts, queerness doesn’t come as easily to her as she might have hoped, and when her husband shows up to bring her home, all hell breaks loose. A satirical comedy that points to the absurdity of conversion therapy by sending it in the opposite direction, the play also speaks to the perils of modern dating, the dangers of toxic masculinity, and the need for community and identity.
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Performance Date
Friday, May 15, 2026 at 7:30pm Performance Location
Outcry Theatre Rehearsal Location 1915 North Central Expressway, Suite 120 Plano, TX 75075 |
This was a developmental reading as part of the 2026 Outcry Reads Festival. The local playwright, Trent Clifford, was in attendance. There was a talkback following the reading, moderated by director Benjamin McElroy, where the audience members and actors discussed the play with the playwright.
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JENNIFER
Claire Fountain
HANNAH
Erin Kelly Nobel
MADDIE
Janel Agbor
GRACE
Britanya Elios
LARS
Jae Payne
CLAYTON
Benji Zavala
Claire Fountain
HANNAH
Erin Kelly Nobel
MADDIE
Janel Agbor
GRACE
Britanya Elios
LARS
Jae Payne
CLAYTON
Benji Zavala
Photographs by Jason Johnson-Spinos
