Deep Dish Theater Company offers a look at new play development this weekend with a workshop production of Chicago-based playwright Joel Drake Johnson’s “A Queer Kiss,” an exploration of parents dealing with the brutal bullying of their son. Audience comments are encouraged after each performance. University Mall, Chapel Hill. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $12 ($50 for Saturday fundraiser). 919-968-1515; deepdishtheater.org.