Blade to the Heat: A benefit Reading at Hero Theatre

Oliver Mayer’s gritty play Blade to the Heat is a thrilling exploration of sexuality in the male-dominated, masculinity-driven world of boxing. When boxing world champion Mantequilla Decima loses to an ?up-and-coming opponent, he is understandably bitter. However, what gets to him even more are the accusations flying around that Decima lost because he’s queer. When Decima fights his next opponent, the fast-talking Wilfred Vinal, Vinal reveals the one who really deserves that label of “queer.” This revelation sparks a chain of events that expose the toxicity of hyper-masculinity and its tragic consequences.
Ages: Sixteen and Above