Lilith Women's Theater | Feminist Theater | Lesbian Theater

AUDIENCES RAVE ABOUT LESBO SOLO!

“Powerful! Terry gives us the wisdom, pain, humor and liberation of both her and her community over a span of 50+ years.”

“As always charming, goofy and artful, Terry tells her personal tale and the story of the gay rights movement. Funny and surprisingly touching.”

“Terry describes the high school teacher she ‘just adored’ who almost got fired for being gay; the leather dyke guardian angel who scolded her about her internalized homophobia; and the self-love of marching in the pride parade wearing a dildo hat and phallic vegetables.”

“You will laugh and cry happy catharsis tears. This was my first lesbian history lesson and I want everyone to see it.”

ABOUT THE PLAY

Terry Baum’s newest play, LESBO SOLO, MY GAY HISTORY PLAY, premiered at the 2024 San Francisco Fringe Festival where it delighted audiences and won “Best of Fringe.”

The play begins in 1963 when Terry Baum’s favorite high school teacher is threatened with being fired over rumors that she's a lesbian. It ends 45 years later when Terry runs into that very same teacher -- by that time an honored elder at the gay synagogue in Los Angeles. In between those two events, Terry both witnesses and creates gay history – including her noble march in the 1990 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade as the sole member of the Lesbians for Penetration contingent! (Gee, why couldn’t she find anyone to march with her!?!)

In LESBO SOLO, Terry Baum clearly shows the painful past of the gay community, how incredibly far it has come — and how much fun people have had along the way. Terry’s play is also a powerful reminder, in today's political environment, of what we stand to lose by going backwards.