Trial 9
By Jonathan Moises Olivares
Directed by Daniel Banks
Is Love Enough?
Inside the world of conversion therapy, same sex attraction is a disease, and “therapists” are determined to find a cure. When they find one, Elijah’s world is turned upside down. He loves Orlando and Orlando loves him, but Trial 9 asks the question: is love enough?
AGE RECOMMENDATION
Due to language and content, this play may not be suitable for those under the age of 16.
APR 13
1:00p Joan H. Gillings |
APR 14 | APR 15
7:00p Joan H. Gillings |
Cast List
Jeffery Blair Cornell Dr. Fisher
Sarah Elizabeth Keyes Carol/Barbara
Sarita Ocón Carmen
Jonathan Olivares Elijah
Tristan Parks Orlando
Emily McGregor Stage Manager
About the Playwright
Jonathan Moises Olivares is currently a senior at UNC Chapel Hill studying dramatic art and graphic design. He is a recipient of The Richard and Christopher Edward Adler Award as well as a recipient of an Honorable Mention in the Inaugural LGBTQ Performance Commission Project. Born in Hollywood, California, he moved to North Carolina when he was very young. His parents, Julio and Elizabeth Olivares, are immigrants from El Salvador and taught him to be proud of all his intersecting identities. He works as an artist/activist to promote intersectionality amongst LGBTQ representation and moonlights as a graphic designer.