A Guide for the Homesick

A Guide for the Homesick
Written by Ken Urban
Directed by Shira Milikowsky
DR2 Theatre
December 21, 2024
Production website
πŸ’‰πŸ’‰πŸ’‰ out of 5.

The play is set in a simple hotel room near the airport in Amsterdam.  Jeremy,  a gay man white man meets Teddy a gay black man in a bar.  In that Jeremy has a few hours to kill before he catches his flight back to America, Teddy asks him back to his room.   Easy hookup – right? Pretty predictable right?  But that’s where the story just begins to take on a new twist and becomes about much more than just a tryst.   Harvard grad Jeremy has been in Uganda working for the past year as a medical assistant, and now he’s headed home to Boston.   Teddy, misinterprets the situation and makes a pass. Naturally, closeted Jeremy freaks out β€”