They're Trying to Kill You

by Trev Turnbow

READING - MAY 17, 2025
Directed by Benjamin McElroy
An explosive queer play following Soren and Ivan, two gay men waiting in a clinic to be given a new drug that is supposed to stop the spread of STD's entirely (among other health benefits), and it's made by the government so it's fine right? I mean they're not trying to kill you? Right? Harrowing, hilarious, and deeply moving. They're tying to kill you is about the existential dread of being queer in modern America and the need to carve a space for community and queer voices. Because, let's face it diva. They're trying to kill you.
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Performance Date
Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 7pm
Performance Location
Outcry Theatre Rehearsal Location
1915 North Central Expressway, Suite 120
Plano, TX  75075
This was a developmental reading as part of the 2025 Outcry Reads Festival. The local playwright, Trev Turnbow, 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.
SOREN
Janae Payne
IVAN
Alexander Delacruz-Nunez
JEAN
Joey Castorena
BOSTON/MAN
Cary Bazan