Stockade

by Andrew Rosendorf

Five years after the end of WWII, a group of gay soldiers gather for a reunion of sorts on Fire Island—and are met by an outsider with a surprise that will cause them to question whether history is best left in the past. At a time when “security risk” was government code for “homosexual,” it will take courage to step out of the shadows as each confronts their present and future.

Five years after the end of WWII, a group of gay soldiers gather for a reunion of sorts on Fire Island—and are met by an outsider with a surprise that will cause them to question whether history is best left in the past. At a time when “security risk” was government code for “homosexual,” it will take courage to step out of the shadows as each confronts their present and future.

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  • Franky D. Gonzalez: Stockade

    A play that leaves you disquieted, moved, and deeply affected, Andrew Rosendorf has crafted a tremendously beautiful work about a perspective that has been too long swept under the rug and forgotten by the powerful whom it inconveniences. This play is a defiant, necessary addition to the American canon, documenting--witnessing--a reality that demands remembrance and seizes it unapologetically. Produce this everywhere and see this play not just as history but as a warning of what's at stake now.

    A play that leaves you disquieted, moved, and deeply affected, Andrew Rosendorf has crafted a tremendously beautiful work about a perspective that has been too long swept under the rug and forgotten by the powerful whom it inconveniences. This play is a defiant, necessary addition to the American canon, documenting--witnessing--a reality that demands remembrance and seizes it unapologetically. Produce this everywhere and see this play not just as history but as a warning of what's at stake now.

  • Shaun Leisher: Stockade

    I am so in awe of this play. A play about homosexuals that fought for their country and now are fighting back home to be who they truly are. This is a play about people in American history that do not get talked about. People in American history that those in power are trying to erase from the record books. This is a play that deserves to be in the conversation of the greats of American drama. A play that can change lives. I loved this play and need to see it produced yesterday.

    I am so in awe of this play. A play about homosexuals that fought for their country and now are fighting back home to be who they truly are. This is a play about people in American history that do not get talked about. People in American history that those in power are trying to erase from the record books. This is a play that deserves to be in the conversation of the greats of American drama. A play that can change lives. I loved this play and need to see it produced yesterday.

  • Dave Osmundsen: Stockade

    Whew! Andrew Rosendorf and Carlyn Aquiline have created an overwhelmingly expansive, aching, and visceral poem of a play. A group of mostly queer war buddies who are collectively grieving the loss of a friend. What emerges from their interactions is a potent message about the power of authenticity, the courage to live truthfully, and the bravery it takes to fight not just for one’s country, but also for one’s right to exist. A necessary play for the sake of queer history, I was deeply moved.

    Whew! Andrew Rosendorf and Carlyn Aquiline have created an overwhelmingly expansive, aching, and visceral poem of a play. A group of mostly queer war buddies who are collectively grieving the loss of a friend. What emerges from their interactions is a potent message about the power of authenticity, the courage to live truthfully, and the bravery it takes to fight not just for one’s country, but also for one’s right to exist. A necessary play for the sake of queer history, I was deeply moved.

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Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Local Theater Company, Year 2024
  • Type Workshop, Organization Perlberg Festival of New Plays, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Year 2024
  • Type Commission, Organization Local Theater Company,

Awards

  • New Works Festival
    Gulfshore Playhouse
    Finalist
    2023