About Face Theater's Lavender Men tells a tall tale about Abe Lincoln from a unique queer perspective. Directed by Lucky Stiff and written by Roger Q. Mason Lavender Men is a fun fable and full of fantasy. Be warned it is not all fun and games, there is triggering language and a sex scene that was necessary to convey love and abuse on the stage.
The story begins with a magical maven named Taffeta who conjures up real-life people and places them in new situations to observe what they might do. President Abraham Lincoln and army officer and later law clerk Elmer Ellsworth are explored with a queer narrative never seen before. Taffeta's issues unravel in a journey that is not always easy to watch in the intimate theater but is never boring.