Mark Thiedeman
Writing
Known For

Luke and Jonah, two high school sweethearts, spend their final days together over the course of a long, quiet summer in the rural US South, contemplating their uncertain future and the uncertain future of the United States.
Last Summer

A pseudo-musical, queer adaptation of a tale of love at first sight and all the inexplicable, operatic confusion it brings. As a hopeless daydreamer falls for a mysterious young man obsessed with his former lover, he finds himself compelled to help — and in doing so, falls madly in love.
White Nights

An experimental odyssey into the mind of a child-poet filled with rage, desire, disgust, and a longing for adventure.
The Drunken Boat

A queer retelling of the myth of Echo and Narcissus.
Narcissus

Strapped for cash in a declining industrial town, two young men perform in an amateur adult video, bringing up repressed feelings that may jeopardize their lifelong friendship.
JJ

A loose interpretation of the Biblical story of the first murder, enacted as a rebellion against a God who loves some of his children more than others.
Cain and Abel

A young gay man befriends another young man sunbathing at the beach and conversation begins.
Swimsuit

Paul arrived in New York at the start of the new millennium with a suit, three shirts and a pack of cigarettes. Citing war and a bad economy as causes, he says he has found it difficult to find a job; he has had no trouble, however, taking advantage of the generosity of friends and strangers. Ousted from his latest apartment onto the wintry streets, he finds himself hopping from bed to bed with a series of lonely and disenchanted city dwellers. THE SCOUNDREL is the story of a few months in the life of one talented and provocative metropolitan import--his days, his nights, his life and loves, the girls (and the boys), the drinks, the conversations, and occasionally, the poetry.
The Scoundrel

A young man invents a female alter ego to become closer to his roommate, a high school dropout who dreams of leaving their small town to become a breakout star.
Alley Cat

At an all-boys Catholic boarding school, a suicidal gay teenager and a misfit on the brink of expulsion join forces to combat a sadistic priest and a horny bully who can't spell.
Sacred Hearts, Holy Souls

A mother experiences a spiritual awakening through Jesus Christ. Her son experiences a sexual awakening through a man who looks like Jesus Christ.
A Christian Boy

An angsty skater. The cool girl. A dead pussy cat on the front lawn. On a hot summer day, high-schoolers Marshall and Serah find love.