Staging Gay Lives: An Anthology of Contemporary Gay Theater
Created for general and scholarly audiences alike, this volume offers ten of the best recent plays by and about gay men, all of which have been successfully produced and critically acclaimed in the United States and England. The playwrights, who reflect multicultural origins ranging from Anglo to African American and Latino, have crafted powerful and insightful depictions of the roles gay men play in gender politics.Each play is explosive, politically and socially relevant, and enlightening,...
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"Created for general and scholarly audiences alike, this volume offers ten of the best recent plays by and about gay men, all of which have been successfully produced and critically acclaimed in the Un"Library JournalIn his introduction, Clum (Acting Gay, LJ 3/1/92) writes that "this collection is evidence that the most vibrant drama written in English today is by gay playwrights." Certainly gay drama has entered the mainstream of contemporary theater with such recent award winners as Angels in America and Love! Valour! Compassion! reaching a much wider audience. Clum has selected plays (including two of his own) that touch all aspects of gay life. Included are The Harvey Milk Show, a musical; Dark Fruit, by the performance group Pomo Afro Homos; and In the Heart of America by Naomi Wallace, a protge of Tony Kushner. Wallace's work, a fictionalized version of the murder of gay sailor Allen Schindler, touches many nerves. Recommended for large contemporary drama and gay literature collections.Howard E. Miller, Alliance Blue Cross & Blue Shield Lib., St. Louis
ForewordPrefaceThe Harvey Milk Show1What's Wrong with Angry?63Randy's House119Mean Tears163A Madhouse in Goa215Kissing Marianne283Dark Fruit319Porcelain345Men on the Verge of a His-panic Breakdown401In the Heart of America425About the Book and Editor471
\ Library JournalIn his introduction, Clum (Acting Gay, LJ 3/1/92) writes that "this collection is evidence that the most vibrant drama written in English today is by gay playwrights." Certainly gay drama has entered the mainstream of contemporary theater with such recent award winners as Angels in America and Love! Valour! Compassion! reaching a much wider audience. Clum has selected plays (including two of his own) that touch all aspects of gay life. Included are The Harvey Milk Show, a musical; Dark Fruit, by the performance group Pomo Afro Homos; and In the Heart of America by Naomi Wallace, a protge of Tony Kushner. Wallace's work, a fictionalized version of the murder of gay sailor Allen Schindler, touches many nerves. Recommended for large contemporary drama and gay literature collections.Howard E. Miller, Alliance Blue Cross & Blue Shield Lib., St. Louis\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsA collection of ten plays by and about gay men, recently and successfully staged in the US and England and with introductions by the playwrights and the editor Clum (English, Duke U.). The writers' reflect multicultural origins from Anglo to African American to Latino, and the subject matter swirls in politics not limited to the sexual but certainly defined by the issues of AIDS and homophobia. Tony Kushner's foreword places an authentic stamp of approval on the collection. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
