Module 9: Queer Theatre Flashcards
Time period of Queer Theatre
1950s and beyond
Place of Queer Theatre
American South, NYC, US in general
Who wrote Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955) ?
Tennessee Williams (1911 - 1983)
What is Southern Gothicism?
A genre including the presence or irrational, horrific, and transgressive thoughts, desires, and impulses.
grotesque characters; dark humor, angst ridden alienation
Rooted in the South’s tensions
Who is most associated with Southern Gothicism?
Tennessee Williams
Major ideas of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof:
Sexuality, Deniability, Truth
Tennessee Williams’ female characters were inspired by who?
His mother and sister
Queer theatre is based on _____
The lives and struggles of queer people/communities
What 1990 documentary did Jennie Livingston direct?
Paris is Burning
What other plays did Tennessee Williams write?
Glass Menagerie (1944) & Streetcar Named Desire (1947)
Paris is Burning was a window into the lives of _____
Marginalized groups and their struggles with identity, acceptance, and survival.
What groups did Paris is Burning focus on?
African American, Latino, gay, and transgender communities
Where was “Vogue” popularized
Paris is Burning
Define Vogue
A highly stylized freestyle dance originating in the Harlem ballroom scene of the 1960s
Define Drag
A performance art where people dress up and perform in highly stylized in exaggerated ways
Drag explores and challenges _____ & ______
Gender roles and expectations
