James Fisher is professor of theatre and head of the theatre department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is the author of several books on theatre.

• Table of ContentsIntroductionJames Fisher      From Tolerance to Liberation: Gay Drama in the Mainstream from Torch Song Trilogy and The Normal Heart to Angels in America, Love! Valour! Compassion! and Take Me OutJames Fisher      Mainsteam Theatre, Mass Media, and the 1985 Premiere of The Normal Heart: Negotiating Forces between Emergent and Dominant IdeologiesJacob Juntunen      “Not Just Any Woman”: Bradford Louryk, a Legacy of Charles Ludlam and the Ridiculous Theatre for the Twenty-First CenturySean F. Edgecomb      Mamet, Homophobia, and Chicago PoliticsCharles Eliot Mehler      No Tragedy: Queer Evil in the Metaphysical Comedies of Nicky SilverJordan Schildcrout      Gay and Lesbian Theatre for Young People or the Representation of “Troubled Youth”Manon van de Water and Annie Giannini      Crossing the Border: Irish Drama and the Queer American CharacterDavid Cregan      Lisa Kron: Facing and Placing Lesbian Identity on New York StagesLeslie Atkins Durham      The Last Gay Man: Raised in Captivity and Hurrah at LastRobert F. Gross      The Soundplay’s the Thing: A Formal Analysis of John (aka Lypsinka) Epperson’s Queer Performance TextsJoe E. Jeffreys      The (Fe)Male Gays: Split Britches and the Redressing of Dyke CampPaul Menard      “Ladies and Gentlemen, People Die”: The Uncomfortable Performances of Kiki and HerbJames Wilson      Notes on Contributors      Index

“highly recommended”—Choice.

James Fisher is professor of theatre and head of the theatre department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is the author of several books on theatre.

• Table of ContentsIntroductionJames Fisher      From Tolerance to Liberation: Gay Drama in the Mainstream from Torch Song Trilogy and The Normal Heart to Angels in America, Love! Valour! Compassion! and Take Me OutJames Fisher      Mainsteam Theatre, Mass Media, and the 1985 Premiere of The Normal Heart: Negotiating Forces between Emergent and Dominant IdeologiesJacob Juntunen      “Not Just Any Woman”: Bradford Louryk, a Legacy of Charles Ludlam and the Ridiculous Theatre for the Twenty-First CenturySean F. Edgecomb      Mamet, Homophobia, and Chicago PoliticsCharles Eliot Mehler      No Tragedy: Queer Evil in the Metaphysical Comedies of Nicky SilverJordan Schildcrout      Gay and Lesbian Theatre for Young People or the Representation of “Troubled Youth”Manon van de Water and Annie Giannini      Crossing the Border: Irish Drama and the Queer American CharacterDavid Cregan      Lisa Kron: Facing and Placing Lesbian Identity on New York StagesLeslie Atkins Durham      The Last Gay Man: Raised in Captivity and Hurrah at LastRobert F. Gross      The Soundplay’s the Thing: A Formal Analysis of John (aka Lypsinka) Epperson’s Queer Performance TextsJoe E. Jeffreys      The (Fe)Male Gays: Split Britches and the Redressing of Dyke CampPaul Menard      “Ladies and Gentlemen, People Die”: The Uncomfortable Performances of Kiki and HerbJames Wilson      Notes on Contributors      Index

“highly recommended”—Choice.

James Fisher is professor of theatre and head of the theatre department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is the author of several books on theatre.

• Table of ContentsIntroductionJames Fisher      From Tolerance to Liberation: Gay Drama in the Mainstream from Torch Song Trilogy and The Normal Heart to Angels in America, Love! Valour! Compassion! and Take Me OutJames Fisher      Mainsteam Theatre, Mass Media, and the 1985 Premiere of The Normal Heart: Negotiating Forces between Emergent and Dominant IdeologiesJacob Juntunen      “Not Just Any Woman”: Bradford Louryk, a Legacy of Charles Ludlam and the Ridiculous Theatre for the Twenty-First CenturySean F. Edgecomb      Mamet, Homophobia, and Chicago PoliticsCharles Eliot Mehler      No Tragedy: Queer Evil in the Metaphysical Comedies of Nicky SilverJordan Schildcrout      Gay and Lesbian Theatre for Young People or the Representation of “Troubled Youth”Manon van de Water and Annie Giannini      Crossing the Border: Irish Drama and the Queer American CharacterDavid Cregan      Lisa Kron: Facing and Placing Lesbian Identity on New York StagesLeslie Atkins Durham      The Last Gay Man: Raised in Captivity and Hurrah at LastRobert F. Gross      The Soundplay’s the Thing: A Formal Analysis of John (aka Lypsinka) Epperson’s Queer Performance TextsJoe E. Jeffreys      The (Fe)Male Gays: Split Britches and the Redressing of Dyke CampPaul Menard      “Ladies and Gentlemen, People Die”: The Uncomfortable Performances of Kiki and HerbJames Wilson      Notes on Contributors      Index

“highly recommended”—Choice.