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Fryer, a &#8217;57 graduate who helped remove homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Running May 16-19, &#8220;217 Boxes of Dr. Henry Anonymous&#8221; is coming to Lexington and the Transy campus through contributions by Transylvania alumni, JustFundKY, Rainmaker Hospitality, former Lexington Mayor Jim Gray, former LexArts President and CEO Jim Clark, the University of Kentucky Office of LGBTQ* Resources and other individuals and organizations who support equality and civil rights for LGBTQ people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets to these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickupperformance.org\/\">Pick Up Performance Co(s)<\/a> shows are free, though donations will be accepted at the door to benefit the university&#8217;s John Fryer Fund for Diversity and Inclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The play, which opened last May in the New York City Baryshnikov Arts Center, was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/05\/06\/theater\/review-217-boxes-of-dr-henry-anonymous.html\">New York Times Critic&#8217;s Pick<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Transy Theater program is thrilled to be working with award-winning writer and director Ain Gordon on bringing his production of &#8216;217 Boxes&#8217; to the university,&#8221; said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2018\/08\/new-program-director-leads-transylvania-theaters-2018-19-season\/\">Tosha Fowler<\/a>, chair of the university&#8217;s theater program. &#8220;Great art is only as valuable as its accessibility to all who wish to experience it. I hope you will join us for a fantastic experience at the theater, accessible to all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow these links to reserve tickets for the 7:30 p.m. performances on May <a href=\"https:\/\/go.activecalendar.com\/transy\/event\/217-boxes-of-dr-henry-anonymous\">16<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/go.activecalendar.com\/transy\/event\/217-boxes-of-dr-henry-anonymous-1\">17<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/go.activecalendar.com\/transy\/event\/217-boxes-of-dr-henry-anonymous-2\">18<\/a>, and the 2:30 p.m. show on May <a href=\"https:\/\/go.activecalendar.com\/transy\/event\/217-boxes-of-dr-henry-anonymous-3\">19<\/a>. There will be a talk-back session with Gordon after the opening performance on May 16. All shows are in Transylvania&#8217;s Lucille C. 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