Hot Girls Making Out

by Jessica Charles

'Hot Girls Making Out' explores a "coming out journey" viewed through the lens of the effect that this journey has on queer people – the intention of the piece is to create a safe space to hold, question, and understand different LGBTQI+ lived experiences. This piece is a bold, immersive comedy-meets-call-to-action that blends live performance, videography, and a DJ set to create a queer, multi-sensory...

'Hot Girls Making Out' explores a "coming out journey" viewed through the lens of the effect that this journey has on queer people – the intention of the piece is to create a safe space to hold, question, and understand different LGBTQI+ lived experiences. This piece is a bold, immersive comedy-meets-call-to-action that blends live performance, videography, and a DJ set to create a queer, multi-sensory experience.

Set in 'A Better Place' – the last lesbian bar in Manhattan – the story follows a group of vibrant queers – Bec, Dru, and Lulu – and Jane, a straight-presenting, (het) married woman grieving the sudden loss of her best friend and secret love, Lauren. Her longing leads her to 'A Better Place,' where she meets the three magnetic friends who spark Jane's awakening. As Jane grapples with her identity and desires, the play shifts focus – it is not so much about whether Jane stays or goes and more about what is at stake when queer spaces like 'A Better Place' vanish entirely.

With drag, high-femme camp antics, and unapologetically queer joy, 'Hot Girls Making Out' is more than a play – it's a safe space – a radically inclusive environment that challenges traditional theater and invites audiences into the sometimes-convoluted yet celebratory world of the queer community. And as complex as this all might be, can we agree, “Who doesn’t like hot girls making out?”

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Hot Girls Making Out

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  • Playwrights Foundation: Hot Girls Making Out by Jessica Charles
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    The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced Hot Girls Making Out as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We found the piece's high stakes and strong characterization to be compelling. Readers were especially interested in the use of drag to subvert straight gender norms in this script. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.

    The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced Hot Girls Making Out as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We found the piece's high stakes and strong characterization to be compelling. Readers were especially interested in the use of drag to subvert straight gender norms in this script. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.

    ”

Character Information

Dru - a transmasc, queer, friend, non-white, early 40s
Lulu - a transfemme, bisexual, friend, non-white, late 20s
Bec - a cis-woman, lesbian, friend, non-white, early 40s
Jane - a cis-woman, questioning, non-white, late 30s
Mark - a cis-man, ally, husband, non-white, mid-late 40s

Jennifer - a “straight” friend played by the actor who plays Dru
Anne - a “straight” friend played by the actor who plays Lulu
Indra - a “straight” friend played by the actor who plays Bec

Notes:
When actors are the “straight” friends they are in high femme drag. They are “women who perform their gender well” – meaning they look like and wear all the trappings of femininity that we are told to like: long hair, long nails, large sunglasses, and even larger engagement rings. Think: High Femme Camp Antics by Jenny Fran Davis.

The actor that plays Mark, also plays the DRAG QUEEN in Scene 2 & 3. He is not to be recognized as Mark.
  • Dru
    early 40s
    BIPOC
    Transmasculine
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American,
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander,
      South Asian or South Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man,
      Non-binary
  • Lulu
    late 20s
    BIPOC
    Trans woman
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American,
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander,
      South Asian or South Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Bec
    early 40s
    BIPOC
    Cis female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American,
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander,
      South Asian or South Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman,
      Non-binary
  • Jane
    late 30s
    BIPOC
    Cis female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American,
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander,
      South Asian or South Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Mark
    mid-late 40s
    BIPOC
    Cis male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American,
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
      Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
      Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
      Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander,
      South Asian or South Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man,
      Non-binary

Development History

  • Reading, The Tank, 2025
  • Residency, New Roots, 2025

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