The Normal Heart

THE NORMAL HEART

By Larry Kramer

November 9-18, 2012

The Freede Little Theatre

Rated R for Adult Themes, Situations and Language

“A PLAY OF LOVE AND JUSTICE”

Winner of three 2011 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Play, THE NORMAL HEART is a largely autobiographical play by Larry Kramer.  It focuses on the rise of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City between 1981 and 1985, as seen through the eyes of writer/activist Ned Weeks, the gay Jewish-American founder of a prominent HIV advocacy group.  Ned prefers loud public confrontation to the calmer, more private strategies favored by his associates, friends, and closeted lover Felix Turner, none of whom is prepared to throw themselves into the media spotlight.  Their differences of opinion lead to frequent arguments that threaten to undermine their mutual goal.