Baby Eyes

(Drama - 6 males, or 3 males/3 non-binary)

A gaggle of male harpies spin a cautionary tale of taboo, lust, and one tragic boy’s search for manhood.

A re-imagining of the Ancient Greek myth of the god Zeus and his boy-lover Ganymede, placing it in the seedy streets of 1950s Baltimore when one boy dares to transgress common ideas of sexual mores and racial division in this cautionary tale of taboo and myth.

World Premiere - Playwrights’ Arena - October—November 2018 - directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera

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Stage Raw (Top 10 RECOMMENDED!) Review

"The Playwrights' Arena's world premiere of playwright Donald Jolly's BABY EYES presents a volatile, in-your-face telling of Gio, a diminutive teenage boy surviving bullies and homophobia in 1950's Baltimore. Jon Lawrence Rivera expertly directs his talented cast at a fast, smooth pace."— Broadway World

"Jolly’s lyrical BABY EYES is well-written and certainly imaginative…” — Ticket Holders L.A.