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re: MOTHERS AND SONS Tonight (Possible Spoiler)

Posted by: Delvino 09:06 am EDT 03/13/14
In reply to: MOTHERS AND SONS Tonight (Possible Spoiler) - sergius 12:01 am EDT 03/13/14
"Perhaps in keeping with the mainstreaming of homosexuality in our cultural moment, there's something parochial about it."

I'm unclear about this statement. "Mainstreaming" is a glibly reductive way of describing a major civil rights struggle, one with almost daily sociopolitical ramifications (see Brewer, Jan). By labeling McNally's play "parochial," you seem to be suggesting a kind of narrow niche entertainment. Would one say that about "Raisin in the Sun" when it appeared? McNally is writing with great passion about a specific moment in history, one in which many artists are exploring seismic shifts in societal and individual views on homosexuality and their intersection. Is his play "parochial" because he writes with the insider's knowledge, and then speaks ex-cathedra? This is a playwright in his 70s who is writing what he knows. I respect your opinions, but I'm unclear about what you're taking McNally to task for, from a standpoint of "issue play," beyond your objections to his (supposed) sloth in terms of craft. Do you feel the play exploits its own topicality, and is unfair to its subject matter? Or pandering to an audience over-eager to see anything gay?


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