Mass. Congressman Barney Frank Set for TEMPERMENTALS Talkback, 5/3

Democratic Massachusetts representative Barney Frank will take part in a discussion after the performance of The Tempermentals on May 3 at New World Stages, the New York Times reports.

The congressman will appear along with Jon Marans, the author of The Tempermentals. Other upcoming guests scheduled for the talk series include playwrights Charles Busch and Terrance McNally and former governor of New Jersey James E. McGreevey.

Currently playing at New World Stages, THE TEMPERAMENTALS tells the story of two men - the communist Harry Hay and the Viennese refugee and designer Rudi Gernreich - as they fall in love while building the first gay rights organization in the United States pre Stonewall. The play weaves together the personal and political to tell a relatively unknown chapter in gay history. It explores the love between two complex men, as their impossible dream of forming such an unheard of organization becomes a reality in this perilous, unpredictable world. It is a portrayal of the men who created history and the epic struggles they overcame. The characters consist of the actual men who founded the Mattachine Society (Harry Hay, Rudi Gernreich, Chuck Rowland, Bob Hull, and Dale Jennings), as well as other prominent figures of the time in Hollywood?and the film industry as well as the world of fashion.

Daryl Roth, Stacy Shane and Martian Entertainment are presenting the new American play. The play by Jon Marans is directed by Jonathan Silverstein; with Set & Costume design by Clint Ramos, lighting by Josh Bradford and Daniel Kluger is the sound designer. It was recently nominated for a GLAAD Award for Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway & Off-Broadway. New World Stages is located at 340 W 50th Street. For tickets and performance schedules, visit www.thetemperamentals.com.

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