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  1. Angels in America Full Play Summary. Angels in America focuses on the stories of two troubled couples, one gay, one straight: "word processor" Louis Ironson and his lover Prior Walter, and Mormon lawyer Joe Pitt and his wife Harper. After the funeral of Louis's grandmother, Prior tells him that he has contracted AIDS, and Louis panics.

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  2. Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is a 1991 American two-part play by American playwright Tony Kushner. The two parts of the play, Millennium Approaches and Perestroika, may be presented separately. The work won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play, and the Drama Desk Award for ...

    • Tony Kushner
    • 1992
  3. Millennium Approaches: Act 1, Scene 1. Part One of Angels in America takes place in 1985. Shortly after the death of his grandmother, Sarah Ironson, Louis Ironson learns that his boyfriend, Prior Walter, has AIDS. Louis is devastated by this news. While he loves Prior, and has been living with him for years, he’s afraid to continue doing so ...

  4. Angels in America Summary. Millennium Approaches opens with Rabbi Isador Chemelwitz next to a coffin with the body of Sarah Ironson inside. Sarah was a member of an influential Jewish family who came to America hoping to build a better life for her family. The Rabbi sadly notes how soon there will no longer be people like Sarah because the ...

    • Tony Kushner
  5. A comprehensive guide to Tony Kushner's epic play about the AIDS crisis, the Cold War, and American identity. Find plot summary, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and more.

  6. Jan 22, 2024 · A comprehensive overview of Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, set in the 1980s amid the AIDS crisis and political turmoil. Learn about the plot, the characters, and the themes of identity, sexuality, reality, and power in this epic drama.

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  8. Plot Summary. The two plays take place in New York between 1985 and 1986. Louis and Prior are a gay couple, and Prior has just been diagnosed with AIDS at the start of Millennium Approaches. Harper and Joe are a straight Mormon couple, but Harper experiences mental illness and is addicted to valium, often hallucinating, and Joe is secretly gay.

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