Sermo Lupi/Angels in America

Wulfstan believed the world was falling apart because people did not obey God. Specifically, he thought the Church and clergy needed more money and support. He was concerned about the rights of the powerless, such as widows, children, and slaves.

In class we considered how America in the 1990s seemed to be falling apart from a gay man's perspective. Concerns included: civil rights, AIDS, acceptance/understanding, the environment, politics, money, and immigration, among others.

We generated a list of types of people likely to be present in the plays. They included: politicians, religious figures, medical workers, people of different social classes, ethnic and sexual minorities, and homophobes.

Finally, we thought about different ways a gay playwright might envision the relationship between humans and God.