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A mild-mannered theater professor attempts to stage a controversial play in a small East Texas town.
This episode discusses drug use, sex, homophobia, and contains explicit language. Sensitive listeners, please be advised.
Thank you to Joseph Magee, Justin Adams, Jennifer Ann Handy, and the rest of the cast and crew of Angels in America Kilgore College, 1999.
BIG love and thanks to Raymond Caldwell, who retired after 54 years of teaching theater.
This story was based on the Texas Monthly magazine article “When ‘Angels in America’ Came to East Texas” by Wes Ferguson.
Special thanks also to the Texas Shakespeare Festival, Matthew Simpson, Helena de Groot, Kyle Henry, Katie Song and Colin Hyer.
Produced by John Fecile, original score by Renzo Gorrio, artwork by Teo Ducot
Snap Classic - Season 13 - Episode 27
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