It is not often we get to see a play, let alone one that drives off social consciousness and the perspective Black Gay Men. However, a few like minded and conscious men in Atlanta have gone the distance in creating a theatrical piece that not only sheds light on little known subcultures in the Black LGBT community. Directed by Eric Dillard, and set in a similar format as the famed The Vagina Monologues, The Dingalogues centers around six central characters, described in relation to their penises and how they use–or not–use them.
The Forbidden Dick, Build-A-Dick, Victim Dick, Blended Dick, Conscious Dick, and Tucked Dicked belay the tale of a closeted pastor struggling with his sexuality, a female to male transgender, a masculine bottom in the army who has been raped, a butch queen who prefers White Men, a black gay activist, and a drag queen, respectively. The play begins with a sassy introduction from a woman pretending to be an audience member and then from scene to scene promptly introduces each character, explaining their faults, struggles, and triumphs. Each of these characters is a paradigm of a real person somewhere in the world who is hurting, but surviving despite what plagues them. Truthfully, you will either identify with one of the characters or you know someone like them.
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