Cody Shope (Louis) and Andrew Trimmer (Prior) in Warehouse Theatre's Angels in America: Millennium Approaches. Photo by Kristofer Green
Columbus’ Warehouse Theatre Company is performing the next production in their 2016 season, Tony Kushner’s modern classic Angels in America on June 17. Directed by Kristofer Green, the company will perform part one of the play, called Millennium Approaches.
Combining elements of surrealism and real life figures, Angels in America tells the story of several overlapping characters in 1980s New York as they deal with issues of the time including sexuality, drug addiction and AIDS. Roy Cohn, a politically powerful right-wing lawyer, angrily denies his diagnosis of AIDS, while his protégé, a court clerk and Republican Mormon, struggles with a Valium-addicted wife. Simultaneously, an ailing yet spirited gay man begins to hear messages from a supernatural being.
The play has two parts, Millennium Approaches and Perestroika, which can be performed together or separately. When both parts are performed together, the play is seven hours long. The play won the 1993 Tony Award for Best Play as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was adapted into an HBO miniseries in 2003.
Warehouse Theatre is Columbus’ newest professional theater company. The company proclaims a commitment to producing high-quality theater while cultivating a cultural identity here in Columbus. The company produces a diverse range of shows, from classic to modern, including both plays and musicals.
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches opens Friday, June 17. The show will have six performances over the weekends of June 17 and June 24, closing June 26. Times will vary.
General admission tickets cost $20 with reserved center section tickets costing $25. For more information you can call 614-984-6974 or visit the website.
Lindsey Capritta is a contributing writer. Feedback welcome at gbishop@cityscenemediagroup.com.
