The relationship of two adult brothers is tested in this unforgettable music-play which explores the long-term affects of child abuse on a family. Jerry is likeable and shy; his brother Mike is a macho family man. When Jerry is accused of sexually abusing his young nephew, the brothers must reconcile their love for each other with the grim circumstances that force them apart.
Love Jerry was first produced as a part of the 2003 - 2004 University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance Mainstage Series where it earned seven B. Iden Payne Award nominations including Outstanding Original Script and Score, and five Austin Critic's Table Award nominations including Best New Play. From there it toured England with Dartington College of the Arts before receiving its world premiere at Actors Express Theatre in Atlanta, where it was the target of a letter-writing campaign by the American Family Association. That production garnered five Atlanta Suzi Bass Award nominations including Best Musical. Love Jerry is recognized by Stop It Now! National and Darkness to Light, two National organizations who fight to raise awareness and stop child sexual abuse, an epidemic that affects 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys before the age of 18. |