Schyler Conaway on bearing (almost) all onstage, dating a daddy, & his favorite YouTube binge
Chasing Happy, the young actor bursts onto the stage wearing little more than… well, we’ll leave that to your imagination, but let’s just say he knows how to keep your attention.Michael Wellerstein’s new play offers more than eye candy, though.
Set in Provincetown, Chasing Happy takes an intimate look at a gay widower’s life after a tragic event, the choices he makes to get himself back on track, and the people who may or may not contribute to his happiness.
Conaway, making his Off-Broadway debut, plays an unexpected love interest, opening a Pandora’s Box of complicated emotions that take unexpected twists and turns as his character evolves from eye candy to a young man with agency over his personal and professional life.
Queerty caught up with Conaway just before opening to chat about the play’s themes, his favorite queer inspirations and dream collaborations, and what he learned from dating an older man.In Chasing Happy, I play a millennial who has a thing for older men.
