Gay Theatre cancelled
This course will explore the evolution of gay and lesbian theatre and film
in America since around 1920, focusing on the increasing sense of visibility
that arrives with social and political upheaval from the 1960s onward. The
syllabus will include works by canonical as well as lesser-known
playwrights, including Tennessee Williams, Tony Kushner, Larry Kramer, Paula
Vogel, Maxwell Anderson, Lillian Hellman, Mart Crowley, Albert Innaurato,
William Finn, Charles Busch and others; we will also consider
ground-breaking films and television (CRUISING, WILL & GRACE), as well as
drag and performance pieces developed by Lypsinka, Five Lesbian Brothers,
Charles Ludlam and more. Finally, a portion of the course will be devoted
to the anarchic rereading of mainstream art known as camp.