Angels In America: A Gay Fantasia

Book club is reading Millenium Approaches and I re-read both plays and was blown away (again) at how lovely the language and pacing is in these books. The theme of journey really resonated with me this time around. My group spends a lot of time exploring our archetypal experiences as gays/lesbians and I think Kushner really hit that in this story. The openly gay man, the closeted man just understanding his experience, the closeted self-loather, etc. I love the idea that even though America is a settled melting pot we continue to emigrate and evolve, bringing the old ways with us as we build new lives. I can only speak for the gay experience and confirm how true I found that. So glad to have re-discovered this piece of writing.