Angels in America Part 1: Millennium Approaches

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Event Angels in America Part 1: Millennium Approaches
Venue Downstage Theatre @ Hannah Playhouse (1973 - 2013), Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School Graduation Season
First Date 29 September 2007
Last Date 6 October 2007
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description Set in New York in the conservative mid 1980s, Angels in America is a rollercoaster collision course for a former drag queen diagnosed with AIDS, his arm chair philosopher lover, a Valium addicted housewife, her gay Mormon husband and a heavenly host of Angels. When even God has abandoned his responsibilities and the Angels are calling out for mortal guidance, the characters are forced to make their own decisions on freedom, sexuality, politics and religion in a universe that is about to change.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Gay
HIV/AIDS
Illness
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Byron Coll Actor Roy M. Cohn
Colleen Davis Actor The Angel/Woman in the Bronx/Prior II
Maria-Rose MacDonald Actor Henry/Martin Heller/Prior I
Dan Musgrove Actor Joseph Porter Pitt
Sophie Roberts Actor Harper Amaty Pitt
Anya Tate-Manning Actor Hannah Pitt/Ethel Rosenburg/The Rabbi
Asa Tofete Actor Belize/Mr Lies
Matt Whelan Actor Prior Walter
Martyn Wood Actor Louis Ironson
Emily Smith Assistant Designer
Leanne Stevenson Assistant Designer
Daniel Williams Costume Designer
Willem Wassenaar Director
Karl Jenkins Lighting Designer
Paul Tozer Lighting Operator/Technician
Tony Kushner Playwright
Sophie Roberts Producer
Lisa Hawken Production Manager
Brianne Kerr Publicist
Daniel Williams Set Designer
Pat McIntosh Sound Artist
Pat McIntosh Sound Operator/Engineer
Pat McIntosh Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 193272