In 1986, to awaken America to the AIDS crisis and to honor the friends he lost, Brent Nicholson Earle runs the perimeter of the United States. In 2020, performers from the worlds of theater, opera and dance embodied episodes of his life on stage.

Inspired by Brent's activism and friendship, Executive Producers Barbara Martinez and David Charner and Hup! Productions presented For the Love of Friends at the West End Theatre in New York in January 2020.

Our show worked within and in parallel with our eponymous film "For the Love of Friends." In the film, our director Cara Consilvio, builds a picture of Brent's life and work through journals and interviews. These same first-hand documents build the drama and reality of the show.

Experience exciting new compositions by Salomon Lerner, Amelia Brey and Christian Adam Jacobs.