Gay Theatre Alliance directory of gay plays
- Title
- Gay Theatre Alliance directory of gay plays
- Description
- This book was the first to list plays where gay men and lesbians are the “main, primary, or at least, very important focus”. As part of the criteria for including a play, the key emphasis was on the sexuality of the characters not the playwright, so works authored by straight writers are listed. The four hundred plays are organised alphabetically by title, alongside information such as number of male and female characters and date of first performance. The appendixes list '“Lost” Plays’ and names of gay theatre companies. Terry Helbing (1951-1994) was co-founder of the Gay Theatre Alliance, which supported and promoted gay theatre, and the book is published by his JH Press, which was one third of the Gay Presses of New York. He died from AIDS in 1994.
- Creator
- Terry Helbing (1951-1994)
- Location
- New York (NY)
- Publisher
- JH Press
- Date
- 1984
- Tags
- Gay Drama
- Gay Presses Of New York
- Gay Theatre Alliance
- HIV/AIDS
- LGBTQ+ Drama
- Theatre
- Rights
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