Category Archives: In Memoriam

Terrence McNally, Writer and Gentleman

The acclaimed dramatist was a generous, kind, humble, and beautiful soul whose youthful excitement for theatre lasted throughout his lengthy career.

We owe him a debt for the gay canon he began creating even before Stonewall, but he also carved paths through every form his writing could take.

Before his fame as a cult horror maestro, he made some of the most memorable and scrappy theatre the Windy City has yet seen.

In his 2019 Tony speech he looked back lovingly on a stage career, and reached forward to the work that will follow him.

A classicist at heart, the beloved dramaturg and translator was also a fierce champion and close reader of new work.

His ‘Boys in the Band’ was more than just a play, and to those close to him, he was more than just a writer.

She was a creature of the theatre with an exquisite voice and an unshakeable presence, and oh, how she held the stage.

The Utah Shakespeare Festival founder constantly searched for opportunities to make a difference.

He started as an actor and became a visionary director of classics, chiefly though not exclusively by Shakespeare.

The writer, editor, and professor leaves behind a legacy of joy and generosity as well as his influential contributions to performance scholarship.