Drama, Modern American Resource Guide

Birthplace: New York, New York
Kushner became a prominent playwright with Angels in America, a seven-hour-long play that addressed such issues as homosexuality, social oppression, hypocritical politics, and Judaism.

Angels in America was published in two parts, each comprising a full-length play. Part one, Millennium Approaches, was first performed in 1991, followed by Perestroika, in 1992. The plays, set in New York City from 1985 to 1990, last seven hours combined. They address AIDS and homosexuality in the context of the increasingly-conservative culture and politics of the Ronald Reagan (served 1981–1989) administration.

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