Set over Labor Day Weekend in coastal New England, a middle-aged playwright invites longtime friend and legendary TV diva, Charlotte Christian, and occasionally working actor friend, Jay Mulch, to read his latest dramatic effort, "The Extinction of Fireflies", based on the epic romance of Roman Emperor Hadrian and his teenage lover Antinous. But when Jay brings along his new (and younger) lover Callisto, the feedback is spectacular and the fireworks begin to fly!
Acting
Tracie Bennett devours every scene like it's her last meal
Writing
Meta-script layers Hadrian drama onto present-day betrayals
Costume
Charlotte's caftans deserve their own billing
Director
James Andrew Walsh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Hadrian/Antinous parallel isn't subtle—Hadrian literally deified his dead lover, much like these artists immortalize their own dramas.
Director James Andrew Walsh based the seaside house on his actual Provincetown rentals, making this basically curated gay summer trauma cosplay.
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