


Subsequent productions have taken place in Edmonton, Canada Salt Lake City, Utah and elsewhere. Weaving through the ultra-delicate intricacies of teenage identity, the play builds strong themes of friendship and belonging, just as well (or better) as its original form."

Kevin would do anything to prevent his teammates on the baseball team from finding out. Russel is still going on dates with girls. I knew that any wrong action, however slight, could reveal my true identity. One review said that " Geography Club stands confidently on a cliff-edge of new theater: theater for young people, dealing with hot topics seldom dramatized. Gay and lesbian teenagers find mutual support when they form the 'Geography Club' at their high school. It was directed by David Domkoski (who applauded the play for being both "good and relevant to what's happening to kids right now" ) and starred Galen Wicks, then a senior at Tacoma School of the Arts, as Russel. The play's production premiere was as the opening show at the first annual Northwest Playwright's Alliance Festival of New Plays in 2008. The Geography Club starred Brendan Callahan as Russel Middlebrook. Geography Club premiered as a staged reading in Seattle, WA at the third annual Seattle FringeACT Festival of New Plays in 2004, directed by Ilene Fins. Geography Club is a play by American playwright and author Brent Hartinger, based on his novel Geography Club.
