From Sweep Away Camp to Nightmare on Elm St 2 horror has always been laced queer culture.  WE'VE GOT SPIRIT a 90 minute horror play inspired by queer figures of 1980s horror. In preparation for its 2026 Off-Broadway premiere we are kicking off our 31 in 31 campaign. Lets raise $31k in the 31 days of October. My goal is to shed light on issues faced by the LGBTQ+ community so the audiences can see us as the joyous multifaceted human beings we are. During these uncertain times when funding for the arts is becoming less and less accessible, donors like you can make a huge difference. Your generous donation can truly affect the life of this show and amplify queer voices.

Info
Venue: Theatre Lab 
Director: Tyler Christie 
Playwright: Jerico Bleu 
Date: October 2026

Synopsis
In 2004 rural Tennessee, the employees of a Spirit Halloween store welcome new member Damien, a conservative young male whose family previously owned the building when it was a church. When a member of the team becomes the center of a hate crime, they barricade themselves in the store. We’ve Got Spirit explores the fears of southern LGBTQ+ communities and the instilled paranoia surrounding the end of days.

Bios
Jerico Bleu (Playwright)- an actor/playwright originally from East Tennessee. He obtained his Bachelor's Degree from Columbia College Chicago. While in Chicago his documentary style solo show Biscuits & Bullshit was featured in MPAACT’s Solo Jamz Festival at the Greenhouse Theatre. His written work has been seen at Vivid Stages, Village Playwrights, American Blues Theatre, The Barrow Group, Naked Angels, and Greenbrier Valley Theatre. In 2023 Jerico made his Off-Broadway debut at Chain Theatre with his piece The Christian Ethics Committee. Jerico is the founder of The Extraction Series, a reading series dedicated to the development of stories with heightened realities in Red Hook Brooklyn


Tyler Christie (Director)- A director, producer, dramaturg and all around champion of new play development. Since completing the Bernard B. Jacobs

internship in 2016, Tyler has returned to New Dramatists as the Acting

Playwrights' Lab Manager and as a Stage Manager for over twenty

extended workshops and three PlayTime Developmental Studios, before

joining the full-time staff in January, 2020.