CHRCH

CHRCH was first performed in a reading as a part of the MFA First Year Reading Festival at Hunter College in May 2025. It was directed by Tony Speciale. It was performed by Matthew Antoci, Matt Brown, Jonathan Burke, Olli Haaskivi, Thom Henke, Ginna Hoben, Daniel K. Isaac, Troy Iwata, Marc Junek, Max Kantor, David Mattar Merten, Jeffrey Omura, and Sage Spielman.

When a new owner takes over a semi-luxury gym with locations in Hell's Kitchen, SoHo, and the East Village, its predominantly gay clientele start to notice some changes to policy and staffing. As management starts to enforce new rules, staff and membership alike are forced to reckon with where they'll draw the line when palpable danger begins to creep into their previously safe space.