Wrestling with Angels—Tony Kushner in Person.

Thu 4 Jan, 7:30 pm. Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street, New York, 10023. Gregor Ehrlich, 212-601-1000, gehrlich@92ndsty.org. 18. Makor - [events]

In this entertaining portrait of Pulitzer- and Tony-winning playwright Tony Kushner, filmmaker Freida Lee Mock journeys through his life and times, from his Jewish boyhood in small-town Louisiana to his development as a writer, politically active gay man and sharp-witted advocate of a more literate and compassionate society. Director: Freida Lee Mock. 2006. 98 min. Post-screening discussion with Tony Kushner, moderated by Daniel Gallant, director of the Makor Theater program, on Jan 4.