Angels in America
Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes
art material performance
performance
play
core
Lifetime Path
planned
Creators
- Tony Kushner, author
Canon Rationale
A core late twentieth-century American drama, included for AIDS, queer politics, religion, epic theatrical form, national fantasy, and contemporary performance history.
Path
Lifetime path, phase 1, rank 91.
Evidence
- handbook: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Angels in America'.
- prize: The Pulitzer Prizes, Drama prize listings including Tony Kushner, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches.
Audit Flags
version dependency, access preservation required, performance context required
Sensitivity Flags
performance context required
Completion unit: watch both parts in a complete staged or professionally documented production, with the production/version recorded. Reading both complete plays can count only when no credible production is available. Mark it complete when you can explain AIDS history, queer politics, religion, epic form, and the production choices you saw.