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Author Atkins, Damien, 1975- author

Title The gay heritage project / Damien Atkins, Paul Dunn, and Andrew Kushnir
Edition First edition
Published Toronto : Playwrights Canada Press, 2018

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Contents Intro; ALSO BY THE AUTHORS; CONTENTS; FOREWORD BY J. PAUL HALFERTY; INTRODUCTIONS; PAUL; ANDREW; DAMIEN; WHAT IS HERITAGE?; PLAYWRIGHTS' NOTES; ON VOCAL MASQUE TECHNIQUE; ON OUR SCRIPT; PRODUCTION HISTORY; THE GAY HERITAGE PROJECT; PROLOGUE (DAMIEN); ACT ONE: CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT IT IS YOU'RE SEARCHING FOR?; SCENE 1.1 (ANDREW); SCENE 1.2 (PAUL); SCENE 1.3 (DAMIEN); SCENE 1.4 (ALL); IMAGE BALLET; ACT TWO: BAD NEWS; SCENE 2.1 (PAUL); SCENE 2.2 (ANDREW); SCENE 2.3 (DAMIEN); SCENE 2.4 (ANDREW); SCENE 2.5 (PAUL); SCENE 2.6 (ANDREW); SCENE 2.7 (DAMIEN)
SCENE 2.8 (ALL) A GAY HERTIAGE PROJECT MEDLEY THROUGH TIMEACT THREE: FIGHT; SCENE 3.1 (PAUL); SCENE 3.2 (ANDREW); SCENE 3.3 (PAUL); SCENE 3.4 (DAMIEN); SCENE 3.5 (ANDREW); SCENE 3.6 (DAMIEN); SCENE 3.7 (ANDREW); SCENE 3.8 (PAUL); SCENE 3.9 (DAMIEN); ACT FOUR: ME / US?; SCENE 4.1 (ANDREW); SCENE 4.2 (PAUL); SCENE 4.3 (ANDREW); SCENE 4.4 (DAMIEN); SCENE 4.5 (ANDREW); SCENES 4.6, 4.7, & 4.8 (ALL); SCENE 4.6 (DAMIEN, PERFORMED BY ANDREW); SCENE 4.7 (ANDREW, PERFORMED BY PAUL); SCENE 4.8 (PAUL, PERFORMED BY DAMIEN); SCENE 4.9 (ANDREW); ACT FIVE: YOU'VE GOT COMPANY
SCENE 5.1 (ANDREW, PERFORMED BY PAUL)SCENE 5.2 (DAMIEN); SCENE 5.3 (DAMIEN,PERFORMED BY ANDREW); SCENE 5.4 (PAUL); SCENE 5.5 (ANDREW); SCENE 5.6 (PAUL); EPILOGUE (ALL); ESSAYS; GEIN WONG; AURORA STEWART DE PE˜NA; RYAN G. HINDS; SONNY MILLS; BILAL BAIG; CASSANDRA JAMES; THE GAY HERITAGE PROJECT COLLECTIVE WISHES TO THANK; BIBLIOGRAPHY/FURTHER READING; ABOUT THE AUTHORS; PHOTO CREDITS
Summary "This isn't your ordinary history project. In what has become an important piece of contemporary queer Canadian theatre, three of Canada's most gifted performers-Damien Atkins, Paul Dunn, and Andrew Kushnir-go on a search way past Google in order to find the history of gay people. The trio start their quest by looking back at their own lineages and move along to the library, the Yellow Brick Road, Ukraine, a game show, and a court. They discover handfuls of forgotten heroes and stories, but also visit some well-known names, compiling everything into one extraordinary history lesson that shines new light on contemporary gay culture. Equal parts personal curiosity, answers to the past, and information for the future, The Gay Heritage Project is a hilarious, thought-provoking meta tale that connects queer communities everywhere."-- Provided by publisher
Notes A play
Subject Gay people -- History -- Drama
Gay culture -- Drama
Canadian drama -- 21st century
Canadian drama
Gay culture
Gay people
Genre/Form Drama
History
Form Electronic book
Author Dunn, Paul, author
Kushnir, Andrew, 1980- author
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