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Forbidden acts : pioneering gay & lesbian plays of the twentieth century / edited and with an introduction by Ben Hodges.

Title
Forbidden acts : pioneering gay & lesbian plays of the twentieth century / edited and with an introduction by Ben Hodges.
Publication
New York : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, c2003.

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Additional Authors
Hodges, Ben (Benjamin A.)
Description
741 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
Himself an actor, director, and producer, Hodges offers the text of ten plays that illustrate the growth of an influential movement in the theater through the course of the century. They range from Sholom Asch's 1910 The God of Vengeance to Terrance McNally's 1994 Love! Valour! Compassion!. Annotation ♭2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Alternative Title
Forbidden acts : pioneering gay and lesbian plays of the twentieth century
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Gay men > Drama
  • Lesbians > Drama
  • Drama > 20th century
  • Gays' writings
Genre/Form
Drama
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 23).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
God of vengeance / Sholom Asch -- The captive / Edouard Bourdet -- The children's hour / Lillian Hellman -- Oscar Wilde / Leslie and Sewell Stokes -- The immortalist / Ruth and Augustus Goetz -- The killing of sister George / Frank Marcus -- Boys in the band / Mart Crowley -- Bent / Martin Sherman -- As is / William Hoffman -- Love! Valour! Compassion! / Terrence McNally.
ISBN
155783587X (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2003014043
OCLC
52478561
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library