Angels in America: Millennium Approaches

Poster for the event, with an image of the Statue of Liberty holding hands with a ghostly presence above. — Poster by Liya Chang '24

This ambitious project was an Honors Directing thesis for Jules Kyung Lee-Zacheis '24, and featured exciting work from many of our theater students both onstage and off. Lee-Zacheis was interested in what it means to perform this play about the AIDS crisis of the 1980s in this current moment, and how the legacy of queer history impacts queer young people of today. Writing in the program, she explains, "The cast and much of the creative team are, like me, all born in the new millennium to which the play alludes. I think that's a lot of what interests me about this project, the ways we relate to this story as people who live in its future." The team was supported by professional dramaturg AZ Espinoza in considering what it means to revisit this script in 2024 and understand the cultural context of the setting.

Director - Jules Kyung '24

Stage Manager - Sydny Hansen

Assistant Stage Manager - Montana Hamel '26

Costume Designer: Leigh Paradise

Sound Designer- Yihui Wu '25

Lighting Designer - Griffin Moore '26

Scenic and Props Designer: Shreya Patel '25

Dramaturg- AZ Espinoza

Intimacy Director- Colleen Hughes

Cast:

Roy Cohn - Daniel Oakes '24

Joe - Leo R.S. '25