2 Acts / 15M, 3F / Possible doubling
A boy who wants to be the next De Niro in the heartland of Australia is guided by a
soft-hearted drag queen. Kevin is a young man with a dream. He wants to be the next
De Niro. Simle. Problem is, his corner of the world isn’t quite up to speed. What’s a
boy to do? Thank God for Maxine, a soft-hearted Drag Queen who’s got lots of
connections.
Favorite Names For Boys looks deep into the heartland of Sydney’s west and finds a
place where the very idea of gamily is being refashioned. The old roles are up for
grabs, but the responsibility for guiding a new generation has never been more
urgent.
Commissioned by Railway Street Theatre for the Olympic Arts Festival 2000
