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Billy to His Friends

The forgotten story of the queer man who saved Ford's life, and whose life was destroyed in return.

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Oliver "Billy" Sipple saved President Ford's life in San Francisco on September 22nd, 1975. Two days later, Harvey Milk outed him as gay to the entire world. A diverse ensemble of folks visiting the GLBT Historical Society in modern-day San Francisco become Billy's friends and reclaim history. This stage play was developed through Broken Nose Theatre's The Paper Trail and Celebration Theatre's Celebrating New Works Series. It was a semifinalist for The Playwrights Realm's Scratchpad Series, a semifinalist for the Road Theatre Company's Summer Playwrights Festival, and a semifinalist at Austin Film Festival. This Spring, the play will have a public workshop production Off-Broadway at The Wild Project as part of the Fresh Fruit Festival.

Learn More: https://freshfruitfestival.com/26_mstage/