Have I read this before: We read the first part (“Millennium Approaches”) back in one of those theatre classes I took during my first semester at U of I. So…2006?*

Review: This is a hard play to read, and I mean that in a good way. It’s hard to read for two reasons. First, it’s a very…physical play. There’s a lot of stuff going on with the Angel specifically, but it sounds like set pieces have to move quite a bit and there are quite a few split scenes, where there are two scenes going on at the same time on stage and the dialogue is mixed between the two. I suspect quite a bit is lost in reading this play rather than seeing it because of these aspects. Second, it’s hard to read because of the subject matter. I can’t imagine the fear that individuals diagnosed with AIDS in the 80s must have felt, not to mention the stigma. Both of these aspects of the AIDS crisis are explored in detail in the play and it’s very tough to get through in some places. But that’s what makes it so good.  

Favorite Part: I love the amount of humor in this play. The main subject is, of course, very heavy and serious, but there is so much humor scattered through the dialogue that it really adds another level to everything.

Rating: 7/10

Edit: woah, did you know Andrew Garfield has a Tony, and it’s for his performance in this play? I had no idea he did Broadway. Shows what I know about actors.

Edit 2: Yeah, no wonder he won a Tony. This is amazing.

*God I’m OLD