"We Will Be Citizens": New Essays on Gay and Lesbian Theatre

A dozen essays by a range of established scholars and performing artists address issues in post-1969 American gay and lesbian theatre and drama, the period after the raid at the Stonewall Inn helped spawn a "gay revolution." The collection covers playwrights, millennial dramatists, and actors while exploring the history of gay-themed theatre and drama, the breadth of stage roles, and the dramatic representation of homosexual characters from various perspectives. These include the impact of AIDS, contemporary American politics, images of homophobia, gay-themed plays aimed at Theatre for Youth audiences, and other topics.

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"We Will Be Citizens": New Essays on Gay and Lesbian Theatre

A dozen essays by a range of established scholars and performing artists address issues in post-1969 American gay and lesbian theatre and drama, the period after the raid at the Stonewall Inn helped spawn a "gay revolution." The collection covers playwrights, millennial dramatists, and actors while exploring the history of gay-themed theatre and drama, the breadth of stage roles, and the dramatic representation of homosexual characters from various perspectives. These include the impact of AIDS, contemporary American politics, images of homophobia, gay-themed plays aimed at Theatre for Youth audiences, and other topics.

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"We Will Be Citizens": New Essays on Gay and Lesbian Theatre

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Overview

A dozen essays by a range of established scholars and performing artists address issues in post-1969 American gay and lesbian theatre and drama, the period after the raid at the Stonewall Inn helped spawn a "gay revolution." The collection covers playwrights, millennial dramatists, and actors while exploring the history of gay-themed theatre and drama, the breadth of stage roles, and the dramatic representation of homosexual characters from various perspectives. These include the impact of AIDS, contemporary American politics, images of homophobia, gay-themed plays aimed at Theatre for Youth audiences, and other topics.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780786434183
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 12/02/2008
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 232
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

James Fisher is professor of theatre and head of the theatre department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is the author of several books on theatre.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction
James Fisher     
From Tolerance to Liberation: Gay Drama in the Mainstream from Torch Song Trilogy and The Normal Heart to Angels in America, Love! Valour! Compassion! and Take Me Out
James Fisher     
Mainsteam Theatre, Mass Media, and the 1985 Premiere of The Normal Heart: Negotiating Forces between Emergent and Dominant Ideologies
Jacob Juntunen     
“Not Just Any Woman”: Bradford Louryk, a Legacy of Charles Ludlam and the Ridiculous Theatre for the Twenty-First Century
Sean F. Edgecomb     
Mamet, Homophobia, and Chicago Politics
Charles Eliot Mehler     
No Tragedy: Queer Evil in the Metaphysical Comedies of Nicky Silver
Jordan Schildcrout     
Gay and Lesbian Theatre for Young People or the Representation of “Troubled Youth”
Manon van de Water and Annie Giannini     
Crossing the Border: Irish Drama and the Queer American Character
David Cregan     
Lisa Kron: Facing and Placing Lesbian Identity on New York Stages
Leslie Atkins Durham     
The Last Gay Man: Raised in Captivity and Hurrah at Last
Robert F. Gross     
The Soundplay’s the Thing: A Formal Analysis of John (aka Lypsinka) Epperson’s Queer Performance Texts
Joe E. Jeffreys     
The (Fe)Male Gays: Split Britches and the Redressing of Dyke Camp
Paul Menard     
“Ladies and Gentlemen, People Die”: The Uncomfortable Performances of Kiki and Herb
James Wilson     
Notes on Contributors     
Index     
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