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The year 2000 will mark the 100th anniversary of playwright and social philosopher Oscar Wilde's death. He is recognized for his wit and wisdom as well as for the tragedy of his life. Wilde is perhaps the most famous person to be punished by the state for committing the crime of gay sexual activity. After three trials Wilde was sentenced to several years of hard labor for making love with another man. Playwright Moises Kaufman has taken the trial transcripts and fashioned a brilliant play by shortening and combining them into a concise narrative. Gross Indecency gives the history of Wilde's life and crimes, and allows us to see how the social forces of homophobia and hatred in law, religion, and custom set the stage to send Wilde to prison. Kaufman augments and juxtaposes the transcripts with quotes from the popular press and commentary from such eminent Victorians as George Bernard Shaw and Victoria Regina herself, and the result is stunning. In this dazzling display of historical research and stage craft, the case against Oscar Wilde becomes an indictment of how "proper" and "moral" society punishes those who speak the truth and expose its sexual and social hypocrisy. --Michael Bronski
The year 2000 will mark the 100th anniversary of playwright and social philosopher Oscar Wilde's death. He is recognized for his wit and wisdom as well as for the tragedy of his life. Wilde is perhaps the most famous person to be punished by the state for committing the crime of gay sexual activity. After three trials Wilde was sentenced to several years of hard labor for making love with another man. Playwright Moises Kaufman has taken the trial transcripts and fashioned a brilliant play by shortening and combining them into a concise narrative. Gross Indecency gives the history of Wilde's life and crimes, and allows us to see how the social forces of homophobia and hatred in law, religion, and custom set the stage to send Wilde to prison. Kaufman augments and juxtaposes the transcripts with quotes from the popular press and commentary from such eminent Victorians as George Bernard Shaw and Victoria Regina herself, and the result is stunning. In this dazzling display of historical research and stage craft, the case against Oscar Wilde becomes an indictment of how "proper" and "moral" society punishes those who speak the truth and expose its sexual and social hypocrisy. --Michael Bronski
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- The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman on 6 pages
- Tools and Techniques for Character Interpretation: A Handbook of Psychology for Actors, Writers, and Directors by Robert Blumenfeld in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Utopia in Performance: Finding Hope at the Theater by Jill Dolan on page 114
- Same Sex Desire in Victorian Religious Culture by Frederick S. Roden on page 126
- An Acrobat of the Heart: A Physical Approach to Acting Inspired by the Work of Jerzy Grotowski by Stephen Wangh in Front Matter
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