Carleton Players to Present Tony Kushner’s Ground-Breaking Drama, Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches
The Carleton College Players will present Tony Kushner’s Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches nightly at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19 and 20, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. yes"> 21 in the Arena Theater on the Carleton College campus; performances continue the following weekend at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26 and 27. Directed by associate professor of theater, David Wiles, Angels in America maintains its critical acclaim as a “searching and radical rethinking of American political drama” in an edgy and moving portrayal of the impact of AIDS on the homosexual community in modern America. This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are suggested and can be made by calling (507) 222-4471.
Renowned playwright Tony Kushner's first major work, Angels in America premiered worldwide in May 1991 in a production performed by the Eureka Theatre Company of San Francisco, and debuted on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre only two years later. The plot centers around two couples in 1980s America against a backdrop of conservatism, sexual politics, and a burgeoning AIDs epidemic. Angels tackles the social and political climate of a nation embracing new sexual identities and communities, creating an epic drama that sets it apart from most love stories of its time.
Since its debut, Angels has received numerous awards and critical accolades, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Play in 1993. Produced and performed in dozens of countries around the world, translated into several languages, and adapted for an HBO television miniseries, Kushner’s play represents “a turning point in the history of gay drama, the history of American drama, and of American literary culture.”
The Arena Theater is located on First and Nevada Streets in Northfield on the Carleton College campus. yes"> For more information regarding the production, including disability accommodations, please contact Danette DeMann in the Department of Theater and Dance at (507) 222-4301.
