Play Inspired By America's Gay Wedding Cake Divide Unlisted Video

The Huffington Post recently reported, the "new off-Broadway dramedy, “The Cake,” [by] playwright Bekah Brunstetter challenges audiences to empathize with an unlikely protagonist ― in this case, a conservative Christian baker deciding whether to accommodate a same-sex couple’s wedding in spite of her faith. Such a proposition, while uncomfortable, is nonetheless topical given the ongoing political discourse over “religious liberty” laws. Directed by Lynne Meadow, “The Cake” follows Della (played by Debra Jo Rupp), the owner of a North Carolina bakery who has been selected as a contestant on “The Great American Baking Show.’’ She explained why to the press, "I wanted to put a conservative person at the forefront of the play... [it] doesn’t necessarily condone their values, but shows how it is possible to change in a tiny, human way.”