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A rich resource with potential to support courageous exploration among high school and college students.
—KIRKUS REVIEWS
Following up Slut, her explosive 2015 play and guidebook for combating sexism and sexual violence, Katie Cappiello turns her perceptive eyes and ears to the lived experiences of young men as they try on sexuality and masculinity.Compassionate and piercingly insightful, this play and guidebook razes rape culture, interrogates traditional notions of masculinity, and breeds accountability―without sacrificing boys.
The guidebook contains the play, an activist guide, and raw dispatches from teenagers and young men.
KATIE CAPPIELLO is an award-winning theater creator and acting teacher specializing in Method-based technique training. Katie has addressed The White House and The US Department of State to speak about the power of theater arts as a tool for policy and cultural change. Her plays include SLUT: The Play, Keep Your Eyes Open, Facebook Me, A Day in the Life, and Her Story: Uncut. Katie's been honored by dozens of organizations for her work using theatre as a space for young people to tell the truth about their lives and engage in community building and transformation and her plays have been performed around the world. Her original series Grand Army will debut on Netflix in early 2020.
MARQUIS RODRIGUEZ is an actor, teacher, and long-time collaborator with Katie Cappiello. He is a star of Ava DuVernay's series When They See Us about the Central Park 5 and the forthcoming Game of Thrones prequel. As a child, he portrayed Simba in The Lion King on Broadway.
DOMINIC FUMUSA is an actor on Broadway, television, and film. He is best known for his role as Kevin Peyton in the series Nurse Jackie.