Pre-Show Activities

by Liana SC and Nick Hone

1. This play is inspired by an actual Supreme Court case in 2018, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Read the PlayNotes article covering this case and discuss it with a partner.

2. What’s your favorite kind of cake? Find someone who disagrees and debate why your cake is better.

3. In this play, Macy enters a community in North Carolina that is wildly different from the community she is used to in Brooklyn. Consider a time when you encountered a community different from your own. What did you experience? How did it make you feel? Did you learn anything from interacting with people different from those whom you are normally surrounded by?

4. In this play, two of the main characters, Jen and Macy, feel disconnected from their families because of who they are. Have your family's expectations of you ever come into conflict with your identity? Write a paragraph exploring this topic.

Post-Show Activities

by Liana SC and Nick Hone

1. This play asks the question of whether Della is a good or bad person because of her reluctance to bake Jen a cake. Why do you think she might be a bad person? Why do you think she might be a good person? What do you think the playwright wants to say? Discuss.

2. Does Della change her mind by the end of the play? Do Jen and Macy? Why or why not?

3. In this play, all of the characters grapple with ingrained belief systems that are causing them to feel shame about their actions and choices. What do the different characters do to face this shame? What solutions do they find, or if they don’t find solutions, what do they do to hide from their shame?

4. Certain characters in this play connect to stereotypes some people have of those in different generations or geographical locations from them. List out some of the ones you noticed and discuss with a partner.

5. At the end of the play, Della did make a cake for Jen, but didn’t attend the wedding. What do you think that meant for Della? What do you think that meant for Jen and Macy?