Angels in America

by Tony Kushner

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Angels in America Questions and Answers

In regards to Angels in America, what is the origin of the four emanations of an angel--fluor, phosphor, lumen, candle?

Tony Kushner's Angels in America utilizes the split screen method, in which two or more sets of characters in different locations appear on stage simultaneously, sometimes speaking with overlapping dialogue. With reference to specific examples, discuss the effect of splitting the stage. How does the split screen function to draw a relationship between characters and themes?

What was the meaning of "I,I,I,I..." used by the Angel(s) in the HBO series Angels in America?

What is Harper Pitt's "goal" in the dream scene with Prior from Angels in America?

What are the similarities between Roy Cohn and Prior Walter?

In Angels in America, how does Tony Kushner challenge the traditional understandings of gender?

What are the themes in Angels in America?

I am doing an reflection paper on Angels in America, written by Tony Kushner. 

How are the two couples in Angels in America clearly different, yet also similar in terms of shared experience?

In the play, Angels in America, what was Prior Walter's first indication he had AIDS?

How are the super objectives of the characters similar in Angels in America and Joe Turner's Come and Gone? 

Give me one example from Angels in America by Tony Kushner of multiculturalism.

How do you understand the meaning of the angel in this play?

How does Prior respond to the Angel-imposed role of prophet?

What is the link between Roy Cohn and the Telephone?

How are Angels in America and Frankenstein similar?

What character in Kushner's "Angels in America" would most demonstrate transcendence from imperialism to multivocality and multiracial theory?

What is the main idea of this show?

What are the similarities between Angels in America and Joe Turner's Come and Gone?

Discuss your thoughts on Harper's belief on the limit to imagination in Angels in America. Is there a limit to imagination? 

What do you think Kushner is trying to say about change in Angels in America?

How do I come up with an argumentative essay topic for Angels in America by Kushner?

What is Act I of Angels in America about?

What do the similarities of the characters in Angels in America and Joe Turner's Come and Gone suggest about the nature of contemporary theatre and the themes and ideas that are important to the theatrical audience in America? 

Discuss if the play, as a whole, hinges on the following statement:  "There are no gods here, no ghosts and spirits in America, there are no angels in America..." 

In addition to the literal angel, discuss if Angels in America  contains any figurative angels or devils.

How is the influence of film evident in the play Angels in America?

What issues from the play Angels in America that would need the attention from a director?

Examine the message being conveyed in the split scene technique present in Act II, scene 9 in Angels in America.

What might have been Kushner's motivation to present the events in Act II, sc. 9 as a split scene?

Can someone explain the significance of the power shift that Roy Cohn undergoes?

In Angels in America, how did Roy Cohn undergo shifts in power?

How does the main idea of the play connect to what the movie was saying and doing?