Description:

Stronger Than This is a timely drama, exploring sensitive and important issues to gays and lesbians. Kyle's lifetime partner, Martin has been murdered in a vicious hate crime. Samantha's soul mate, Charlene, has been killed in a tragic car accident. Both young people are emotionally crippled by their grief and feel discarded by their loved one's conservative families. They become instant friends when they both attend a support group, seeking some type of solace. Rather than tell a roomful of strangers about their feelings, Kyle and Samantha decide to see each other through their anguish. Through the tears, both are able to see slivers of a new found hope. Stronger Than This addresses a timely, controversial topic and has become known as one of the most powerful plays written by David-Matthew Barnes.