Frank Anthony Polito is a Brooklyn-based actor and playwright. He can be seen in the films One Angry Man with Jackie Mason, One True Thing with Meryl Streep and Renee Zellweger, and Hitch with Will Smith.. ...read more!.
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Drama Queers!
by Frank Anthony Polito
...Drama Queers! by Frank Anthony Polito is a companion piece to his earlier novel Band Fags! Set in Michigan in 1987, it tells the story of Brad Dayton, high school senior, trombone-player, would-be actor and Total Fag. Unlike many coming of age novels, the emphasis in Drama Queers! is very definitely on the humour. Nothing in Brad’s life is straightforward, not even his burgeoning relationship with sophomore Richie Tyler. Despite being comfortable with his own homosexuality, Brad worries that he can’t be a Famous Actor and be out, too, which causes him to make some poor choices.
Packed full of 80s pop-culture references – which might be too elusive for anyone who wasn’t there – Drama Queers! is a brisk and humorous look at being 17 and on the brink of adulthood with which any person gay or straight can identify. A fun read.