The Impossible Dream — Christiane France

Theo Keen has always dreamed of strutting his stuff from behind the footlights, either as a high fashion model or an actor. He's taken modeling courses and acting lessons, but a case of seemingly incurable stage fright has prevented Theo from realizing his dream. Until one cold, snowy February afternoon Theo is helping his brother, Lance, with the annual Mardi Gras Ball and Fashion Show and an emergency arises -- both volunteer male models have cancelled at the last minute and this year's designer is an up-and-coming celebrity. With show time imminent, it's too late to find replacements, and Lance is in a panic. Theo is the only person who can save the night, so Lance tells him to forget the feeble excuses and just do it.

Yet Theo can't just do it. He's spent years of counseling and therapy trying to overcome his problem, but that hasn't happened and he doubts it ever will. But then the designer, Stefano Spadifora, comes into the dressing room and suddenly Theo's life does a complete one eighty. Suddenly the impossible becomes possible and Theo senses that after tonight, nothing about his life will ever be the same...

Genres: Gay / Contemporary / The Arts