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Making Porn

Click here to read the entire script of Making Porn.

Click here to read an excerpt from the play.

Set in San Francisco in the early 1980s, Making Porn, focuses on the lives of six people involved in the gay pornography industry. Jack Hawk, a straight, out-of-work actor is hired by gay porn producer, Arthur Mack, to star in his newest porn movie entitled, Cops. Included in the films cast are Ray Tanner, a jaded porn star of 70 films and a bright, young new-commer named Ricky. Complications arise when Jacks wife, Linda, finds out about her husbands new career and Arthur's lover, Jamie, falls in love with one of the actors.

Eric Jirak, the original star of Making Porn

Click here to hear a a brief audio introduction to Making Porn from the author. (5 Minutes/MP3)

Click here for a more in depth perspective on the play from creator Ronnie Larsen. He discusses the history of the play and his experiences working on it as well as his feelings about certain actors, porn stars, long runs and backstage drama. (45 Minutes/MP3)

Click here to view An Actor Despairs, a short film about Joshua Feinman in Making Porn.

A Brief History

Making Porn had it's world premiere in Chicago in July of 1995 at the Theatre Building.

The original title was supposed to be "Six People Making Porn".

The first production featured no porn stars.

The actors were paid 50 dollars a piece for the entire run.

There was no money for advertising.

There was no advance press or publicity.

The poster was done at Kinkos for 11 cents a copy.

A cheap, photocopied, black and white poster was plastered all over the city with the image above of Eric Jirak as Jack Hawk.

The first preview was sold-out.

The reviews were horrible.

More sold-out shows.

Everytime a bad review came out our ticket advance grew.

More performances were added.

Then it went to LA...

Top Row: J. Bixby Elliott, Ronnie Larsen, Steve Sanders

Bottom Row: Ginney Godfrey, Eric Jirak, Rob Jones

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..then Palm Springs...San Diego and eventually in 1996...New York.

 

The week before the show opened Off-Broadway at the Actors Playhouse there was no advance at the box office and the landlords considered posting a 4 week notice before the show even opened...

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500 Performances Off-Broadway!

Produced in over 30 American cities!

International Productions include Canada, Italy and Australia.

Steve Holford from Making Porn in Australia

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Making Porn most recently featured Falcon Lifetime Exclusive, Matthew Rush.

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Reviews

"Uninhibited comedy! Street level exuberance!" New York Times

"Porn is good dirty fun." Backstage

"Deftly chisels a tale of desire and power." SF Weekly

"Hilarious crowd-pleaser...unexpected poignancy." Variety

"A delicious and daffy look at the x-rated movie business." Boston Globe

"Delightful, funny, poignant, cleverly written, well directed, and impressively acted." SF Bay Times

"Making Porn is made well…light and comic, even tender." Chicago Sun-Times

"Two quick hours of wrenching laughs." Detroit Free Press

"Hilarious writing…Larsen’s script is cutting and bright." Washington Blade

"Wicked humor and touching performances." Pittsburgh Tribune

"Unequivocally the best new gay play we’ve seen in a long time." Dramalogue

"Witty humor, satiric sex simulations, and unexpected tenderness." Next Magazine

"A fascinating combination of sleaze and sentimentality...Remarkable." LA Weekly

"Smash hit! Delivers all the entertainment gay theatre should give." Gay and Lesbian Times

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