“Theatre teaches us who we are…” Terrence McNally
Join renowned, award-winning playwrights who have broken new ground across generations as artists and activists. The characters and stories they have brought to the stage have illuminated the lives of the LGBTQ+ community at home, in the street, in court, in the halls of power, and in the public square–amplifying our humanity and transforming American and global culture.
Larry Kramer,playwright, author, film producer, public health advocate
Matthew Lopez, playwright
Terrence McNally, playwright, librettist, screenwriter
Lucy Thurber, playwright, librettist
Moderated by Tom Kirdahy (WSC ‘85, LAW ‘88), activist lawyer and theater producer
Held weekly every Monday at 6:30pm during the academic terms, Skirball Talks hosts visionaries from the worlds of politics, the arts, sciences, academia, and more. This event is free and open to the public.
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The Skirball Talks series is made possible in part by a Humanities New York Action Grant and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.