Terrence McNally Knihy

Hra Corpus Christi (1998) Terrence McNallyho je jedním z nejtřaskavějších uměleckých děl současnosti. Téměř vždy, když se někdo pokusí uvést ji na divadle, jsou z toho protesty a výhrůžky. Corpus Christi totiž vypráví život Ježíše Krista v dobově aktuální metamorfóze: v gay komunitě současné Ameriky. McNally ale nepíše „gay Ježíše z Texasu“, aby původní látku zesměšnil, nýbrž naopak. Píše ho v kontextu hnutí potlačovaných skupin – v kontextu „černých Ježíšů“, „ženských Ježíšů“ a „indiánských Ježíšů“, aby ukázal, že i homosexuálové mají právo si tento příběh „přeložit“ po svém. To proto náboženská pravice nad Corpus Christi tak zuří.

From Tony winners Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, creators of such Broadway classics as Ragtime and Once On This Island, this dazzling show transports its audience from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing con man and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love and family.

Gathers eleven plays, that deal with the social, psychological, and emotional aspects of homosexual life

A photographic survery of gay men in America. The photographer traveled across all fifty states to document the lives of 140 gay men from all walks of life.

Exploring the transformative power of theater, this collection features insights from a four-time Tony Award-winning playwright on how storytelling can shift perspectives by touching emotions. It delves into the vital responsibilities of playwrights within the theater community, emphasizing their role in fostering change through art.

The world can and will go on without us but I have to think that we have made this world a better place. That we have left it richer, wiser than had we not chosen the way of art. The 1996 Tony Award winner for Best Play. Terrence McNally's Master Class presents the legendary opera diva, Maria Callas, as she puts aspiring young singers through their paces in a series of master classes. Both moving and entertaining, this theatrical tour de force dramatizes the Callas phenomenon and "is an unembarrassed, involving meditation on Callas's life and the nature of her art. Such subjects are not easily dramatized, certainly not with this brio." (New York Times) After opening on Broadway in 1995 with Zoe Caldwell and Audra McDonald, the play premiered in London in 1997 with Patti LuPone. It was last revived on Broadway and in the West End in 2011-12 starring Tyne Daly.