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Stray Dog Story: An Adventure in Ten Scenes

100

English

Synopsis

A "lonely faggot" named Jon wishes that his faithful dog Buddy were human and his lover. Buddy's Fairy Dog Mother appears and transforms Buddy into a man. Buddy then embarks on a perilous odyssey through the gay ghetto of present-day Manhattan, navigating its subculture and stereotypes

Composer

Robert Chesley (1943–1990)

Lyricist / Librettist / Playwright

Robert Chesley (1943–1990)

Year of composition/publication / premiere

1982/1984

Genre

Other:

LGBTQAI+ category

Gay, Queer

Level of centrality

Main character

Characters

Jon (the "lonely faggot"), Buddy (the dog transformed into a gay man)

Voice type

Pronouns

he/him

Publisher / Rights holder

JH Press (original publisher); Broadway Play Publishing, Inc. (current publisher)

Where to buy / access the work

Available for purchase from Broadway Play Publishing here. Also available as part of the collection Plays By Robert Chesley

Performance rights

For performance rights, please contact the composer and/or publisher to ensure legal compliance.