Angels in America

Right off the bat, I was very intrigued with seeing where this play would go. We learn so much about each character in the first act.

We learn about Roy's life and about his attitude. His life is hectic, and that bothers him and gets him worked up quite a bit. (What a great scene to open up with. It really caught my attention right away, which is something that I look for in a play - if I'm not pulled in right away, then I don't really want to read the play.)

We learn about Harper's life and her attitude. She is somewhat crazy and wants to get away.

I really enjoyed the beginning of scene 5. It was written very well. We learn a lot about Harper's character from the way her lines are written. We also learn a lot about Joe's character, as well. He is running from something by wanting to move away. Unlike Roadkill, the Joe/Harper scenes were my favorite. I feel that they were the better scenes in the play because they taught us the most about their characters - more so than the other scenes did with other characters.

As we are all aware, homosexuality is something that comes up in this play. It shows up in regards to a homosexual's reputation and their decisions to life situations.

I really would like to see this play performed live. It was phenomenally written, and the