Friday, July 22, 2011

Unnatural Acts


Hey, mention an event/show/movie that has to deal with homosexuality, suicide, rape, pedophilia, (you get the point), and my attention is in!
Thanks to @nycgo, I will be attending "Unnatural Acts" at the Classic State Company.

A fetid incident hidden for eight decades behind the ivy-covered walls of a hallowed school inspires the smart new play, "Unnatural Acts," now in a bracing production at Classic Stage Company.

In 1920, a Harvard undergrad's suicide sparked a campus-wide search into students' personal lives. It led to the expulsion of several men who confessed to or were linked to homosexual acts. ("Veritas," seen at last year's Fringe Festival, was based on the same events.)

Conceived and directed by Tony Speciale and written by members of the Plastic Theatre, many of whom appear in the show, the play is a fictionalized account informed by trial records, letters and period research. Writerly imagination filled in the gaps.



Via Daily News

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