For the Gay Stage

Drewey Wayne Gunn is a professor emeritus of English at Texas A&M University–Kingsville. He is the author, editor or translator of twelve previous books, including two Lambda Literary Award finalists.

“a wide-ranging array of plays...recommended”—Booklist; “This catalog of the gay theatrical repertoire is a comprehensive guide to those works that feature one or more homosexual central figures or that make homosexuality the play's primary theme…. the only available and reasonably up-to-date source for readers interested in following the international repertoire…recommended”—Choice.

• Table of ContentsOverview of EntriesPrefaceIntroductionThe PlaysPre-Modern, 5th c. bce–18th c. ceEarly Modern, 1881–1943Post–World War II, 1945–1969Post-Stonewall, 1970–1981AIDS, 1982–1989Early Nineties, 1990–1994Pre-Millennium, 1995–2000Early Contemporary, 2001–2007Recent Contemporary, 2008–2014Appendix A: Performance PiecesAppendix B: Musical TheaterGeneral BibliographyIndex of Authors and Titles