Subsequent productions have taken place in Edmonton, Canada Salt Lake City, Utah and elsewhere. Weaving through the ultra-delicate intricacies of teenage identity, the play builds strong themes of friendship and belonging, just as well (or better) as its original form." One review said that " Geography Club stands confidently on a cliff-edge of new theater: theater for young people, dealing with hot topics seldom dramatized. When Russel discovers that one of the baseball stars and popular guys in school, Kevin Land, is also gay, Russel. The story follows the main character, Russel Middlebrook, as he tries to come to terms with the fact that he is a gay teenager, while also trying to hide his sexuality from everyone else. It was directed by David Domkoski (who applauded the play for being both "good and relevant to what's happening to kids right now" ) and starred Galen Wicks, then a senior at Tacoma School of the Arts, as Russel. Geography Club is a novel by Brent Hartinger.
The play's production premiere was as the opening show at the first annual Northwest Playwright's Alliance Festival of New Plays in 2008. The Geography Club starred Brendan Callahan as Russel Middlebrook. Geography Club premiered as a staged reading in Seattle, WA at the third annual Seattle FringeACT Festival of New Plays in 2004, directed by Ilene Fins. Geography Club is a play by American playwright and author Brent Hartinger, based on his novel Geography Club.
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