‘Soft’ playwright Donja R. Love uses his own HIV+ diagnosis to illuminate his theatrical work

NEW YORK — Playwright Donja R. Love wanted to write a show about a topic underrepresented on stage — and audiences have responded. His play “soft,” about life, death and HIV at a correctional boarding school, just had its run extended for the second time at the MCC Theater in Hell’s Kitchen. The show, which opened on June 9, was supposed to close June 26, but was extended, first to July 10, and now through July 17. “It’s beautiful and I’m in a bit of shock,” Love — who identifies as Afro Queer — told The Daily News. “I’m just really overwhelmed that it’s been received the way that it is and th…

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