“Always A Boy” runs Oct. 9 – 25, 2026 at the Pluss Theatre at the Mizel Arts & Culture Center. Tickets are on sale now at https://www.jccdenver.org/event/always-a-boy/.

Inspired by the bestselling 2020 memoir “Never a Girl, Always a Boy”, the play tells a family’s coming-out story with humor and warmth. It follows Joshua and his mother, Rachel, as they prepare for a wedding and reflect on the years that transformed their family.

As Joshua began his gender journey alongside his sister’s path to marriage, long-unspoken truths surfaced, challenging and strengthening their relationship. Honest, heartfelt, and deeply moving, “Always A Boy” explores identity, family, and acceptance. At its core, it is a powerful story of love, discovery, and growth, sharing the tough moments as well as the joyful ones with a story of acceptance in a family that always knew how to love but needed to learn how to accept.