Angels in America
And They Say Dorothy Got Caught Up in a Tornado...
“I’m undecided. I feel that something’s got to give. It’s 1985… fifteen years to the third millennium. Maybe Christ will come again or maybe the troubles will and the end will come. And the sky will collapse and there’ll be terrible rain of poison light. Or maybe my life is really fine…” Harper Pitt.
New York in the conservative mid 1980s; 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: | Saturday 29 September - Saturday 6 October, Mon-Thurs at 6.30pm, Fri-Sat at 7.30pm (matinee Saturday 6 October at 2.30pm) |
| Where: | Downstage Theatre, Cambridge Terrace |
| Price: | $39 / $30 / $18 student standby ($20 Preview Friday 28 September) |
| Bookings: | 04 801 6946 |
In Tony Kushner’s masterpiece Angels in America Part 1: Millennium Approaches a moral earthquake has everyone failing to keep their feet steady on a shaking ground. If God has abandoned his responsibilities and the Angels are calling out for mortal guidance – what can our characters do but make their own decisions on freedom, sexuality, politics and religion. The universe is about to change, but in which direction?
Angels in America Part 1: Millennium Approaches is a Toi Whakaari graduation production in association with Downstage Theatre.
Director
Willem Wassenaar
Designers
Daniel Williams (set & costume) with assistance from Leanne Stevenson and Emily Smith
Karl Jenkins (lighting)
Pat McIntosh (sound)
Featuring
Byron Coll
Colleen Davis
Maria-Rose MacDonald
Dan Musgrove
Sophie Roberts
Anya Tate-Manning
Asalemo Tofete
Matt Whelan
Martyn Wood
