On Friday, June 12, a scant two days ago, our friends from New Jersey, John and Paul, took JSP and I to the Guthrie Theater to see the new play by Tony Kushner, "The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism & Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures".

The play, while a bit long at three hours plus, was a wonderful triumph. At present the play is a "work in progress" and reports are that Kushner is tweaking the script during the maiden run of the show here in Minneapolis.

The staging is incredible, the actors utterly believable, and the script is a gem. There are several reviews of the show that you can read on-line, so I won't bother with a full review, but I do want to give the show my highest level of approval and admiration.

While I enjoyed the show in its entirety, I found the second act especially wonderful. During one scene in the family's dining room several heated conversations are taking place at once which is challenging to follow, but provides an orchestra-like few minutes where the actors shine in concert with each other. It is family fireworks at its raw and honest best.

Tony Kushner's latest illustrates the many reasons he is widely considered America's preeminent dramatist of this generation.