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==Major Works== | ==Major Works== | ||
*''Caroline, or Change'', a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libretto libretto], produced, 2003. | |||
*''Munich'' (co-authored by Eric Roth), the screenplay for the Academy Award nominated film directed by Steven Spielberg, 2005. | |||
==Plays== | ==Plays== | ||
* ''In Great Eliza’s Golden Time'', a children’s play produced, 1986. | * ''In Great Eliza’s Golden Time'', a children’s play produced, 1986. | ||
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* ''Stella'', produced in New York, NY, 1987. | * ''Stella'', produced in New York, NY, 1987. | ||
* ''A Bright Room Called Day'', | * ''A Bright Room Called Day'', produced in San Francisco, CA, 1987. | ||
* ''Hydriotaphia'', produced in New York, NY, 1987. | * ''Hydriotaphia'', produced in New York, NY, 1987. | ||
* ''The Illusion'' | * ''The Illusion'' adapted from Pierre Corneille's play L'Illusion comique, produced in New York, NY, 1988. | ||
* ''Widows'' (with Ariel Dorfman), produced in Los Angeles, CA, 1991. | * ''Widows'' (with Ariel Dorfman), produced in Los Angeles, CA, 1991. | ||
* ''Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes'', Part One: ''Millennium Approaches'' | * ''Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes'', Part One: ''Millennium Approaches'' , produced in San Francisco, 1991, Hern, 1992, Part Two: ''Perestroika'', produced in New York, NY, 1992. | ||
* ''A Bright Room Called Day'', Theatre Communications Group (New York, NY), 1994. | * ''A Bright Room Called Day'', Theatre Communications Group (New York, NY), 1994. | ||
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* ''Slavs! Thinking About the Longstanding Problems of Virtue and Happiness'' produced, 1994. | * ''Slavs! Thinking About the Longstanding Problems of Virtue and Happiness'' produced, 1994. | ||
* Angels in America | * ''Angels in America'' (includes both parts; produced as two-part television film on Home Box Office, 2003), Theatre Communications Group (New York, NY), 1995. | ||
* ''A Dybbuk, or Between Two Worlds'', adapted from a translation of the original play by S. Ansky produced, 1995. | * ''A Dybbuk, or Between Two Worlds'', adapted from a translation of the original play by S. Ansky produced, 1995. | ||
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Kushner came of age in an era of major changes in the American cultural landscape. Having come to terms in his late teens with his homosexuality, following some abortive efforts to find a "cure" for his sexual orientation, Kushner became inspired,in part, by the writers and artists emerging from the Stonewall generation and after. He was especially drawn to such organizations as ACT UP and Queer Nation, whose chant, "We're here, we're queer, we're fabulous," pervades his two ''Angels in America'' plays. As a gay man, Kushner also acknowledges some debt to gay dramatists Larry Kramer and Harvey Fierstein, but more directly significant to his development as a dramatist is his deep admiration for Tennessee Williams, the American dramatist who brought sexuality out of the theatrical closet. It is of central significance that Kushner identifies himself as a gay dramatist (Wheatley 2). | Kushner came of age in an era of major changes in the American cultural landscape. Having come to terms in his late teens with his homosexuality, following some abortive efforts to find a "cure" for his sexual orientation, Kushner became inspired,in part, by the writers and artists emerging from the Stonewall generation and after. He was especially drawn to such organizations as ACT UP and Queer Nation, whose chant, "We're here, we're queer, we're fabulous," pervades his two ''Angels in America'' plays. As a gay man, Kushner also acknowledges some debt to gay dramatists Larry Kramer and Harvey Fierstein, but more directly significant to his development as a dramatist is his deep admiration for Tennessee Williams, the American dramatist who brought sexuality out of the theatrical closet. It is of central significance that Kushner identifies himself as a gay dramatist (Wheatley 2). | ||
In 2003, Kushner married his boyfriend, Mark Harris and they were the first homosexual couple to be featured in the "Vows" column of the ''New York Times''. Mark Harris is currently the Editor at Large of ''Entertainment Weekly'' magazine. | In 2003, Kushner married his boyfriend, Mark Harris and they were the first homosexual couple to be featured in the "Vows" column of the ''New York Times''. Mark Harris is currently the Editor at Large of ''Entertainment Weekly'' magazine. [http://www.imdb.com/find?s=Tony+Kushner Tony Kushner] | ||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
''Angels in America, Millennium Approaches'', won the Pulitzer Prize for drama, the Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Play,and the New York Drama Critics Award for best play. Kushner won another Tony Award for best play in 1994 for the second part of Angels in America, Perestroika. | *In 1993 ''Angels in America, Millennium Approaches'', won the Pulitzer Prize for drama, the Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Play,and the New York Drama Critics Award for best play. Kushner won another Tony Award for best play in 1994 for the second part of ''Angels in America, Perestroika''. Also in 1994, Kushner recieved an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for ''Perestroika''. | ||
In 2004, Kushner won an Emmy for Outstanding writing of a mini series, movie or dramatic special for ''Angels in America''. | *In 2004, Kushner won an Emmy for Outstanding writing of a mini series, movie or dramatic special for ''Angels in America''. | ||
In 2006, Kushner shared nominations for a Golden Globe and Academy Award with Eric Roth for best screenplay of ''Munich''. | *In 2006, Kushner shared nominations for a Golden Globe and Academy Award with Eric Roth for best screenplay of ''Munich''. | ||
Kushner won a Writer's Guild Award in 2005 in the long film adapted category for ''Angels in America''. | *Kushner won a Writer's Guild Award in 2005 in the long film adapted category for ''Angels in America''. | ||
==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
1979 to 1985: Switchboard operator at the United Nations Plaza Hotel in New York City. | |||
1985 to 1986: Assistant Director of the St. Louis Repertory Theatre. | 1985 to 1986: Assistant Director of the St. Louis Repertory Theatre. | ||
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1989: Director of Literary Services for the Theatre Communications Group. | 1989: Director of Literary Services for the Theatre Communications Group. | ||
1996: Became permanent faculty member at New York University's Tisch School. | |||
==Additional Reading about the Author== | ==Additional Reading about the Author== | ||
* [http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc51.html Tony Kushner (1956-)] | * [http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc51.html Tony Kushner (1956-)] | ||
* [http://www.barclayagency.com/kushner.html | * [http://www.barclayagency.com/kushner.html Steven Barclay Agency: lectures & readings] - Tony Kushner | ||
* [http://www.imdb.com/find?s=Tony+Kushner Tony Kushner] | |||
* Jacobus, Lee A., Ed. ''The Bedford Introduction to Drama.'' 3rd Ed. Boston:Bedford, 1997. | |||
==Works Cited== | ==Works Cited== | ||
*Steyn, Mark, et al. ''Tony Kushner: Bloom's Modern Critical Views''. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2005. | |||
Wheatley, Christopher J. ''"Tony Kushner," in Dictionary of Literary Biography,Volume 228: Twentieth-Century American Dramatists, Second Series.'' A Bruccoli Clark Layman Book. | *Wheatley, Christopher J. ''"Tony Kushner," in Dictionary of Literary Biography,Volume 228: Twentieth-Century American Dramatists, Second Series.'' A Bruccoli Clark Layman Book. | ||
[[http://litmuse.maconstate.edu/litwiki/index.php/Angels_in_America Angels in America]] | |||
[[Category:Literature]] | [[Category:Literature]] | ||