“Mango
Kiss” is a fish out of water comedy about Lou whose
world is turned upside-down when she falls in love with
her best friend Sassafras. Before Lou can get the courage
to announce her desire to Sass, they move to San Francisco
together to embark on their careers as queer performance
artists. When they naively stumble into an underground world
of role playing, non-monogamous S/M dykes a comedy of errors
ensues as these wholesome girls get in over their heads.
 Inspired
by the bold women they’ve discovered, Lou takes the
plunge and suggests that she and Sass become lovers, but
Sass doesn’t want to jeopardize their friendship.
Lou changes tactics and proposes that they try a non-monogamous
role-playing experiment; Sass goes along willingly as she
has been prodded to explore a little more by Kaz, her savvy
arty queer best-boyfriend. Under the guise of doing research
for their performance piece, they delve into to a princess/daddy
role-play: Sass plays out a brat princess and Lou takes
on a Sea Captain Daddy role.
 Lou
enjoys a brief moment of bliss before the complications
of non-monogamy heat up. When Sass meets a punk S/M-playing
guitarist named Micky, she champions the advantages of non-monogamy
to her free-spirited mother Emilia, but this old hippie
artist offers a cautionary warning. A giddy Sass dismisses
mom’s warning and reveals her crush to her new friend
Leslie, but Leslie, a 1950’s housewife southern belle,
sings the pleasures of monogamy. However, Sass doesn’t
listen to the lone monogamist and why should she? They’ve
worked out a fool proof plan: different loves with different
roles. Meanwhile Lou is becoming more attached to Sass than
she dare admit, but she makes a valiant effort to play by
the rules as she offers to be a “bottom” for
Chelsea Chuwawa--the slick and glamorous dominatrix.
 The
love romp comes to a head when Lou tests her limits by throwing
a wild birthday celebration for Sass and invites Micky to
attend. Lou creates a decadent feast of sugary treats, hoping
to win Sass’s heart. The sexual tension of the party
explodes into raucous fun when Chelsea suggests a game of
“hit or kiss”--a modified version of spin the
bottle. Finally Lou is pushed to the limit when she spins
the bottle and it lands on Micky. Lou refuses to hit or
kiss Micky and leaves. Sass breaks up with Micky, but not
knowing this Lou gets together with Leslie. After the dust
settles, Sass and Lou tackle their relationship with new
clarity. They agree to build a new relationship “with
only two sailors.”
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