In celebration of Pride Month, Centre Stage Community Theatre presents Perfect Arrangement by Topher Payne, a play in two acts.

It’s 1950, and new colors are being added to the Red Scare. Two U.S. State Department employees, Bob and Norma, have been tasked with identifying so-called “sexual deviants” within their ranks. There’s just one problem: both Bob and Norma are gay, and have married each other’s partners as part of a carefully constructed cover.

Inspired by the true story of the earliest stirrings of the American gay rights movement, Perfect Arrangement blends sharp, classic sitcom-style humor with powerful, thought-provoking drama. As the stakes rise, two “All-American” couples are forced to confront the truth behind their carefully curated lives—and ultimately, to stare down the closet door.