Almost Walking A Straight Line
Almost Walking A Straight Line
By Greg Haskins
Blue Venue, Orlando International Fringe Theater Festival</strong>
I don’t believe a strict Christian upbringing causes homosexuality, but I do believe it causes monologs about coming out. Greg Haskins tells an autobiographical tale of birth into a charismatic Catholic home (they spoke Latin AND in tongues) and not following the family plan, which was grow up, play ball and attend Oral Robert University. Instead, Greg flees home and college in Oklahoma to Disney World and the relatively safe world of Jazz, Tap, and Ballet presented at Cinderella’s Castle 5 times a day. He struggles with his sexual identity, takes enough counseling to choke a Presbyterian, and eventualy comes out to his family and realizes “Nope, none of that worked.”
It’s a well done version of a popular story, highlighted by a rather detailed demonstration of how to act either very gay or very straight, depending on the situation. “Extracurricular hand motion” is the key. Greg plays guitar, holds your attention, and no matter how hard you pray or how big the preacher’s hair, you are what you are. His ending could have been a bit tighter, but neither his life nor his search is over yet. I thoroughly enjoyed his story.
This show is presented as part of the 17th Orlando International Fringe Theater Festival. Information on times, tickets, and venue location my be found at http://OrlandoFringe.org/</em>
