How do LGBTQ youth today deal with teen pregnancy, living with HIV, bullying and parents who try to turn their kids straight?
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About Face Youth Theatre
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| Friday | 7:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | 7:30 p.m. |
| Sunday | 7:30 p.m. (3 p.m. on 7/20 only) |
| Wednesday | 7:30 p.m. (7/16 only) |
| Thursday | 7:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. on 7/17 only) |
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Theater has been a haven for queer youth since the sixth century BC, when it was invented by the Greeks. But About Face's youth ensemble is more than a safe place, it's a training ground for an army of change. The shows, which are created in collaboration with the teenage actors, are consistently touching and fresh explorations of perennial adolescent themes. This year's production, "Fast Forward," gets blazingly political, linking skimpy, abstinence-only sex ed with its inevitable consequences. Listen to the kids, people, they'll tell you what they need.
