Stage director talks ‘Cake’ out in Lewisville
Rehearsals of ‘The Cake’ at Greater Lewisville Community Theatre. (Courtesy Harry Friedman) It is no new phenomenon, but when the suburbs take on an LGBTQ story for its stages, it’s easy to notice – at least for the community.
Queer stories seem to thrive lately in places such as Irving, Arlington and Plano. And not just obvious ones like La Cage or Cabaret, but more contemporary productions and newer stories.
Somewhere over the rainbow is apparently in the suburbs. Last year, Theatre Arlington staged The Cake about a baker asked to make a cake for a same-sex wedding.
On Friday, Greater Lewisville Community Theater (GLCT) opened its version of the Bekah Brunstetter dramedy. Director Harry Friedman talked about staging the show that expands the LGBTQ conversation to his neck of the woods. “It would go back to selecting the play in the first place where most of the discussion happens,” he said by phone.
