Forbidden acts pioneering gay & lesbian plays of the twentieth century Forbidden acts pioneering gay and lesbian plays of the twentieth century Hodges, Ben (Benjamin A.) editor, writer of introduction. text bibliography drama Drama. Gay drama. Lesbian drama. Gay drama. Lesbian drama. nyu 2003 monographic eng print 741 pages ; 23 cm Himself an actor, director, and producer, Hodges offers the text of ten plays that illustrate the growth of an influential movement in the theater through the course of the century. They range from Sholom Asch's 1910 The God of Vengeance to Terrance McNally's 1994 Love! Valour! Compassion!. Annotation ♭2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com). God of vengeance / Sholom Asch -- The captive / Edouard Bourdet -- The children's hour / Lillian Hellman -- Oscar Wilde / Leslie and Sewell Stokes -- The immortalist / Ruth and Augustus Goetz -- The killing of sister George / Frank Marcus -- Boys in the band / Mart Crowley -- Bent / Martin Sherman -- As is / William Hoffman -- Love! Valour! Compassion! / Terrence McNally. edited and with an introduction by Ben Hodges. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. Includes bibliographical references (page 23). Gay men Drama Lesbians Drama Drama 20th century Gays' writings Drama Gay men Gays' writings Lesbians Gay drama 1900-1999 fast PN6120.G43 F67 2003 808.82/0086/640904 Forbidden acts New York : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, ©2003 (OCoLC)607018864 155783587X 9781557835871 2003014043 1228879 QBI DLC 030618 20210525164507.0 in00001814523 eng