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Drama
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Acting Gay : Male Homosexuality in Modern Drama by
John M. Clum
This reprint (with some revision and a new
chapter) of John Clum's classic 1991 study should be shelved
beside Alan Sinfield's Out
on Stage (1999) in the library of anyone interested in
theater or gay culture. In his introduction to this new edition,
Clum offers his work as a "testament to the importance of gay
playwrights in the history of American and British theatre,"
while acknowledging that in the 21st century, the stage no longer
holds a central role in gay cultural life, especially for young
urban queers: "We're the subjects of serious, gay-created
movies. Gay writers and pundits are on chat shows. There are
celebrated openly gay rock stars. Which is to say that gay men no
longer need to go to the theater to see ourselves and our lives
and that gay dramatic writers no longer see the theater as the
only medium open to us." Nevertheless, as Clum argues, gay
drama of the past 70 years is a good place to look for both
sanctioned and unsanctioned representations of homosexual
characters and gay life, and perhaps (given the historical
association of queers and theater) the best place to trace these
changing images. His section on Tennessee Williams (updated here)
is especially good, as is his long and celebratory treatment of
Tony Kushner's Angels
in America. --Regina Marler
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This page offers annotated lists of awards for
gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and queer writers, including
the Lambda Literary Awards, Firecracker Alternative Book Awards,
American Library Association's Awards and more |
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This site is a catalog of award-winning lesbian
and woman-centered plays. The Table of Contents gives a very brief
description of the plays. If you are interested in reading a more
detailed synopsis of a play (including excerpts of reviews,
production requirements, and awards and publications), you can
select the individual title from the Table of Contents.
Site Includes:
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Theater resources for the gay, bisexual, transgender lesbian and queer communities at Queertheory.com -- includes book reviews, annotated links to LGBT theater groups and more.
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