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Leave - a one act drama of "don't ask, don't tell" (4M/1F)

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Logo for After Dark production of "Leave" in 2008

Nightwatch
Nightwatch

Alex Carlson as Jonas, and Nick James Parker as Seth, in the After Dark 2008 production of "Leave"

Grave
Grave

Bennett Smith as Tyson, Alex Carlson as Jonas, Nick James Parker as Seth, Tim Schmidt as Nicholas, and Siobhan Bremer as Anne, visit a grave (whose?) in the After Dark 2008 production of "Leave"

Cast
Cast

Bennett Smith as Tyson, Alex Carlson as Jonas, Nick James Parker as Seth, Tim Schmidt as Nicholas, and Siobhan Bremer as Anne, in the After Dark 2008 production of "Leave"

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Logo for After Dark, the theater company producing "Leave" in 2008

Leave - a one act drama of "don't ask, don't tell" (4M/1F) | Media List


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Seth is a young Marine serving during wartime. Nicholas is his civilian husband who waits back home. In addition to the strain on their relationship caused by distance and absence, they must hide their love for one another behind code words and secret identities because of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy barring gays and lesbians from serving openly in the United States military.

Seth’s mother Anne assists them by providing the cover of a woman’s handwriting for Nicholas’ daily letters, but Nicholas and Seth’s resolve is starting to weaken.

Jonas, another young gay Marine in Seth’s unit just coming to terms with his identity, forms an intense bond with Seth overseas.

Tyson, a former Army soldier who got fed up with “don’t ask, don’t tell” and didn’t reenlist, now works alongside Nicholas, providing temptation as well as a reality check.

When Seth returns home for an unexpected leave, with Jonas at his side, and post-traumatic stress following him from the battlefield, old relationships are tested, and new ones bloom. In the end, the realities of war call on one man to make the ultimate sacrifice.