Why I Stopped Teaching ‘Angels’ to Undergrads
It’s not just all the arduous unpacking: AIDS, Reagan, the closet, Mormons. It’s also that the play’s millennial dread seems puzzling to post-millennials.
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Is ‘Angels in America’ Tough to Teach? Maybe, But We’re Here to Learn
College students question an editorial in which a university professor lamented the hurdles of teaching Kushner’s gay fantasia.
‘Angels’ in the Details
A massive new oral history recreates the drama behind Kushner’s modern epic, but does it do his ideas justice?
The Better ‘Angels’ of Our Nature
A new Atlanta revival of Kushner’s epic asks the big questions and finds fresh answers.
How to Stage a Must-Go Gala
Dos and don’ts for making your annual fundraising bash rewarding, in all senses.
The Donor Class Struggle
As funding for the arts shifts inexorably from corporations to individuals, can theatres maintain their edge?
The Big Ask
Artistic directors are increasingly involved in fundraising. Is that now officially part of the job description?
Careers in Development
Four fundraisers talk about what keeps them going, and what it takes to keep the arts alive.
Everybody’s Asking
Will the new tax law threaten charitable giving? We can’t afford to wait to find out.
Stages of Emergency
Three theatres that didn’t let a crisis stop them—or go to waste.
