"Angels in America -- Part One: Millennium Approaches"

Tony Kushner's Tony and Pulitzer-winning masterpiece finally arrives at Berkeley Rep in its entirety, directed by artistic director Tony Taccone in his 20th anniversary season at the Rep. This is something of a homecoming for the play, as Taccone was the artistic director at the Eureka Theater, who originally commissioned and staged this epic dramatic saga in the early 1990s. After its premiere at Eureka, the play went on to become one of the defining theatrical events of the 1990s. The fierce and astounding two-part drama is at once an epic exploration of American politics and gay identity, and a personal story of love and loyalty. In today's sociopolitical climate, Kushner's universal message of compassion and inclusion makes "Angels in America" as timely as ever.