THEA-2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: August Wilson, Nilo Cruz, Communist Party Usa
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Wendy wasserstein: born 1950 brooklyn, ny, moved to manhattan, mother daughter fashion script, mt. Holyoake: any woman can"t, first woman to win tony award, women"s struggle, seductive, intellectual, comical, heidi chronicles, tony award, pulitzer prize, comedy to hide pain, themes, feminism, women"s rights. Tony kushner: born in 1956, ny and moved to la, watching mother"s performances, columbia. Playwright profiles: nyu, slavs, angels in america (hbo, themes. Playwright profiles: power conflicts, guilt and hope, personal and social responsibility, consequences of past actions, pulitzer prize, tony award, tony lifetime achievement award, emmy award. Craig lucas: 1951 atlanta, abandoned, 20"s gay, obie, ny film critics, nominated for tony, nominated for pulitzer prize, themes, focus on romantic relationships, importance of family and love, homosexuality, dynamic in the gay community, aids. Paula vogel: 1970, gay and married, went to brown, the baltimore waltz, pulitzer prize how i learned to drive, current professor at yale, themes, controversial issues.