Yank! A WWII Love Story
Some stories don’t make it into the history books
Brisbane Powerhouse
July 2019
It’s 1943, a time when it was a crime to be gay, let alone be gay and in the Military. Young, shy, and scared 18 year old Stu is drafted to fight in one of history’s largest and deadliest wars ever. As Stu struggles through basic training, and begins to worry about people finding out who he is and if he “has what it takes” to make it in the army, he falls for fellow private, the handsome All-American Mitch…
Soon after Stu meets Artie – an unapologetically queer reporter who pulls some strings and gets Stu assigned as his photographer, and also shows Stu a glimpse of the gay world that thrived just beneath the surface of the US Army in the 1940s…
The music of Yank! Pays homage to 1940’s Hollywood romance films and will capture the hearts of the audience
Featuring a cast of 12 performers, a 7-piece live band, this is a show not to be missed.
“it has everything you want in a musical and it’s probably the best production from an independent company you’ll see”
– Stage Whispers
“A challenging feat, heart-breaking to watch, and deeply honest”
– Theatre Haus
While all the characters in Yank! are fictional, all of the situations and viewpoints come directly from memoirs and oral histories of gay (and straight) service members who took part in WWII.
