We Had Not Ceased Desiring

directed by Jackson Paul Walker

The play was written and developed during the winter and spring of 2024.

We Had Not Ceased Desiring was presented by The Tank (Meghan Finn, Artistic Director) as a part of their 2024 Pride programming in June 2024. It was directed by Jackson Paul Walker. It was designed in collaboration between Berry and Walker, and performed by Berry.

We Had Not Ceased Desiring is a ramble through the history of cruising and public sex, a time-old tradition in the queer community. As he wrestles with what it means to participate in the pastime in the age of hookup apps, PrEP, and a creeping return of normalized anti-queer rhetoric in the zeitgeist, he tells the stories of how far we're willing to travel in order to connect. Initially performed in The Tank's Attic Studio for only 30 audience members a night, this production marked Kev’s return to deeply personal lo-fi monologue theatre. Sort of like if Eric Bogosian and Madeline Kahn had a redheaded stepchild who can’t stop quoting Caryl Churchill and August Wilson.