Orange Juice in Bishop’s Garden: The Summer of 1996

From: 2020ProductionsDC

The class of '96 graduates high school and gets ready for the rest of their lives.... or at least some of them do. Sarah and Gwen have been on cloud nine since they first swapped saliva and recognized that they have true feelings for each other. But now that Sarah plans on going to college and Gwen wants to keep pushing coffee at the Daily Grind for another year, it feels like their epic love has suddenly cooled and everything isn't so simple anymore. With graduation will come change, and with that change comes questions and insecurity... like what is she going to do with the rest of her life? Will she and Gwen stay together? And then there's Ryan-- Gwen's lovable and loyal coffee shop friend. Even though Gwen is openly gay, Sarah can't help the nagging suspicion that there's something more going on between Gwen and Ryan. Their friendship seems a little too friendly and a little too intimate. It also doesn't help that Sarah still can't be herself and come out to her mom and Gwen feels like she's being forced back into the closet. Sarah knows her love with Gwen is real, but secrecy, jealousy, and uncertainty make her wonder if it's worth all the worry.

As the Sarah and Gwen romance hits a plateau and the other seniors learn to deal with their own funk, the incoming freshmen are just arriving to the scene. Watching the seniors afar with adoration, they fill up their summer hours by getting down in the grungiest of the '90s rave scenes. Epic adventures down the rabbit hole and devious nights fooling around D.C. take them dangerously close to winning and losing it all. While they share their most exhilarating moments together, they'll also bring each other to the lowest lows. Whatever comes their way, every moment IS the biggest moment of their lives, and they keep it wild and true. Their youth is a dream... a beautiful, chaotic madness they'll never forget.