PERESTROIKA

American Conservatory Theater

'American Conservatory Theater nurtures the art of live theater through dynamic productions, intensive actor training in its conservatory, and an ongoing engagement with its community. . . A.C.T. embraces its responsibility to conserve, renew, and reinvent the rich theatrical traditions that are our collective legacy, while exploring new artistic forms and new communities. A commitment to the highest standards informs every aspect of A.C.T.'s creative work.'

1994: Premired on Broadway
1994: Previous stage adaption by ACT
2003: Adapted to a miniseries on HBO
2013: 20th anniversary performance

Nathan Lane // Roy Cohn
Angela Kinsey // Hannah Pitt
Jason Schwartzman // Louis Ironson
Jeremy Jordan // Joe Pitt

Jessica Chastain // Harper Pitt
Jonathan Groff // Prior Walter
Portia de Rossi // The Angel America
Wayne Brady // Belize

TONY KUSHNER
homebody/kabul // munich // lincoln // caroline, or change // the intelligent homosexual's guide to capitalism and socialism with a key to the scriptures

What IS PErestroika all about?

per-e-stroi-ka: noun
\ˌper-ə-ˈstrȯikə\

the policy of economic and governmental reform instituted by Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union during the mid-1980s

[Mirriam-Webster]

Religion in perestroika

THE ROLE OF A BIBLICAL PROPHET
1. To reveal the nature and attributes of God to men.
2. To make known to men the laws of God
3. To call the people to obedience to God's laws
4. To exhort people to sincerity in worship.
5. To warn them of Divine judgement upon sin.
6. To foretell future events which God had willed.
7. To foretell the coming of the Messiah, the savior
8. To record the history of God's dealings with men .
9. To record the Word of God in the Holy Scriptures.

Prophets in History

HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES

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Ronald Reagan

Ethel RosenBurg & Roy Cohn

BathESDa Fountain in winter: nyc central park

Central park (Bathsheba fountain & the ramble) & 53rd street

Pineapple Street & The justice building

Why this play now: HIV/AIDS in 2014

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perestroika

text Resources

• www.act-sf.org; American Conservatory Theater
• www.merriam-webster.com; Merriam-Webster Dictionary
• www.bible.org; "What is a Prophet?"
• www.partners.nytime.org; AIDS death statistics
• www.usgeography.com; Census data projection

image resources

• Celebrity photos, film posters @ IMDb.com
• Theater images @ amc-sf.com
• Production image @ Edward P. Morris Photography
• Historical photos @ Encyclopedia Brittanica