Released on = November 16, 2006, 9:59 am

Press Release Author = Don L. Wright, donlwright.com

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = In Carol Lynn Pearson\'s newest drama, \"Facing East,\" the
setting is a cemetery where a Mormon mother and father are grieving at the burial
site of their gay son who has committed suicide. Here they meet their son\'s partner
and all three struggle with the tragedy and particularly the religious implications.


Press Release Body = \"Thank you, Carol Lynn Pearson, for reminding us that the task
of any religion is to teach us whom we\'re required to love, not whom we\'re entitled
to hate.\" -Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People
(said about No More Goodbyes, Carol Lynn\'s new book on gays in religious families).

Playwright Carol Lynn Pearson gained national acclaim with her 1986 bestselling
book, \"Goodbye, I Love You\" in which she tells the story of her marriage to a
homosexual man, their divorce, ongoing friendship, and her caring for him as he died
of AIDS. This story made her a guest on such programs as \"Oprah\" and \"Good Morning,
America.\" She has been featured in \"People Magazine.\"

Pearson says that after writing \"Goodbye, I Love You,\" she hadn\'t planned to revisit
the subject of homosexuality. \"But the accumulation of all the letters and phone
calls I got after that tipped the balance for me. The religious rhetoric is not
helpful. With all the many, many people I\'ve talked to in the last 20 years, it\'s
just not a moral-ethical thing to keep quiet about it. We do such an injustice to
these people and their families.\"

Three actors appear in the play. Ruth is a faithful Mormon and loves Andrew, her
son, but is ashamed he couldn\'t overcome his urges and heartbroken that he won\'t be
joining the rest of the family in the most elite part of heaven. Alex, the father,
rejected his gay son out of embarrassment. Marcus was Andrew\'s partner who mourns
the loss of a troubled soul and the culture that contributes to such tragedy.

November 16, 2006 in Salt Lake City marks the world premier of \"Facing East.\" The
play is produced by Plan-B Theater, directed by Jerry Rapier, and features Charles
Lynn Frost, Jayne Luke, and Jay Perry.

Information and availability of the play may be found at
http://www.facingeasttheplay.com. Additional information on Carol Lynn Pearson may
be found at http://www.nomoregoodbyes.com.


Web Site = http://www.facingeasttheplay.com

Contact Details = Don L. Wright, publicist
9027 Huckleberry Ct. Sandy, UT 84093
Phone: 801 706-0422; Fax: 801 943-3839
dlw@donlwright.com