Wrestling With Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner

Speaking at Vassar College's 2002 commencement, Louisiana-born, New York-based playwright Tony Kushner asks the graduating class a simple question: Why on earth would you invite a playwright to come speak at your graduation? Do you want everyone to think you're gay? But to anyone familiar with the Pulitzer Prize winner's work in both the theater and in progressive politics, the answer is simple: Few public figures are as fully connected to the world around them. He is, as Oscar-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock's (MAYA LIN: A STRONG CLEAR VISION) affectionate documentary makes abundantly clear, a citizen of the world. Divided into three acts — the first subtitle...