Writer’s Notebook – Tony Kushner’s play Angels in America challenges public perceptions and blame toward gay men during the early AIDS crisis. “All theater is political,” says Kushner. Yet at the same time, he says that artists should not confuse their work with activism. How does his play serve as a political provocateur and provoke transformation? Give examples from the script. 

Writer’s Notebook – Tony Kushner’s play Angels in America challenges public perceptions and blame toward gay men during the early AIDS crisis. “All theater is political,” says Kushner. Yet at the same time, he says that artists should not confuse their work with activism. How does his play serve as a political provocateur and provoke transformation? Give examples from the script.