The Great Work Begins: Revisiting Angels in America During a Pandemic

Posted in Past events  |  Tagged ,

This special program of performance and discussion combined scenes performed by leading professional actors from Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning two-part epic play Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes with insights from experts from the medical, political, and artistic communities on the legacy and continued resonance of the play’s portrayal of the AIDS Epidemic in the context of the current moment.

Co-sponsored by The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics, the Georgetown Medical Humanities Initiative, Georgetown Humanities Initiative, LGBTQ Center, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Department of Performing Arts.

Production of Angels in America Part I: Millennium Approaches
Round House Theatre and Olney Theatre Center’s production of Angels in America Part I: Millennium Approaches. Photo by Danisha Crosby
Photo of the event "The Great Work Begins: Revisiting Angels in America During a Pandemic"
Photo of the event “The Great Work Begins: Revisiting Angels in America During a Pandemic”

Watch the recording:

Read more about the event.