ACTS OF INTERVENTION

Acts of Intervention examines the ways that gay men have used theatre and performance to intervene in the AIDS crisis. It discusses dramatic texts and public performancesfrom cabarets and candlelight vigils to full-scale Broadway productions such as Angels in Ame rica and Rentthat have shaped, and been shaped by, the history of AIDS in national, regional, and local contexts. Román examines ma instream as well as alternative and activist forms of theatre, including solo performance, community-based projects, mixed-media eve nts, activi...[Read more]