Yesterday, MARK scored big time by getting playwright Jason Mitchell to begin working on a column for MARK about navigating our friendships and love lives. I met Jason for the first time yesterday, and as we talked over coffee at Jack's I knew I wanted his point of view for MARK.
I was lucky enough to catch Jason's play The Boys Upstairs last summer at the Fringe Festival. I could tell that it was a play born out of real life experience and that he possessed the ability to plumb our ordinary lives for meaning.
It played to a packed house and the mostly gay audience roared with laughter as we watched his characters search for connection and love. In many ways it was that classic sitcom set up at its best - Lavern & Shirley, Sex and the City, and Wil & Grace - only, The Boys Upstairs focuses on the unique situations of gay men.
Since the creations of magazines - they have always spoken to women about their love lives. These magazines, for better or worse should be credited for getting the dialogue started and helping women talk about what many were to shy to ever speak of.
Magazines for gay men have rarely been courageous or committed enough to jump in and do it in a frank, smart, sexy, witty way. But with the keen eye of Jason Mitchell, MARK will do the exploring for you. We won't pretend to have all the answers - which means we'll be asking a lot of questions and sharing what we find with you!
Look for an upcoming profile on Jason and his work - then in the Summer of 2010 his column, which you won't want to miss.
Photo by Troy Chatterton
Window of Casa Magazine, 8th Ave. & West 12th (BEST mag shop in NYC)
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