David Román
Biographic Data
| ID | 3589665 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Román |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Román |
| SIGNATURE | ROMAN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern California |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 37 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 102 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 37 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Wild: A Musical Becoming by Eve Ensler
What Do We Need To Talk About? Conversations On Zoom by Richard Nelson
The play takes place sometime in mid-April of 2020, a month into the shelter-in-place mandate in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the day, more or less, that the audience experiences the play (Nelson later premiered two sequels, completing what has been called his Pandemic Trilogy) The characters—Richard, a lawyer in his late sixties who works for Governor Cuomo;Barbara, his sister, a high school English teacher who was recently hospitali…
Ms. Blakk for President by Tina Landau and Tarell Alvin McCraney
Reviewed by: Ms. Blakk for President by Tina Landau and Tarell Alvin McCraney David Román MS. BLAKK FOR PRESIDENT. By Tina Landau and Tarell Alvin McCraney. Directed by Tina Landau. Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago. June 15, 2019. Ms. Blakk for President recuperates the forgotten life of Joan Jett Blakk and the communities from which this legendary Chicago drag queen emerged and thrived before their dramatic 1992 presidential run. A partnersh…
La Havana Madrid by Sandra Delgado
Hamlet by William Shakespeare, and: Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Reviewed by: Hamlet by William Shakespeare, and: Hamlet by William Shakespeare David Román HAMLET. By William Shakespeare. Directed by Robert Icke. Harold Pinter Theatre, London. June 27, 2017. HAMLET. By William Shakespeare. Directed by Sam Gold. Anspacher Theater at the Public Theater, New York City. July 20, 2017. The Almeida Theater’s 2017 production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet had three major stars, each offering his own singular and revelatory …
Subjective Histories of Taylor Mac's "Radical Faerie Realness Ritual" History
Subjective Histories of Taylor Mac’s “Radical Faerie Realness Ritual” History David Román (bio), Kalle Westerling (bio), Dan Venning (bio), Jennifer Buckley (bio), Miriam Felton-Dansky (bio), Kim Marra (bio), César Alvarez (bio), and Erik Patterson (bio) A 24-DECADE HISTORY OF POPULAR MUSIC. Conceived, written, and performed by Taylor Mac. Co-directed by Taylor Mac and Niegel Smith. St. Ann’s Warehouse, Brooklyn, New York. September–October 2016.…
Three Readings of Reading, Pennsylvania: Approaching Lynn Nottage's Sweat and Douglas Carter Beane's Shows for Days
Mothers and Sons by Terrence McNally (review)
Reviewed by: Mothers and Sons by Terrence McNally David Román Mothers and Sons. By Terrence McNally. Directed by Sheryl Kaller. Golden Theatre, New York City. 19 March 2014. Mothers and Sons, Terrence McNally’s most recent drama, hit several historical milestones during its limited Broadway run in the spring of 2014. For McNally, one of the most accomplished playwrights in American theatre, the play marked his twentieth show on Broadway. Beginnin…
The Distant Present of Tarell Alvin McCraney
Somewhere (review)
Tales of the City: A New Musical , and: The Normal Heart (review)
Reviewed by: Tales of the City: A New Musical, and: The Normal Heart David Román Tales of the City: A New Musical. Music and lyrics by Jake Shears and John Garden. Book by Jeff Whitty. Directed by Jason Moore. American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco. 16 July 2011. The Normal Heart. By Larry Kramer. Directed by Joel Grey and George C. Wolfe. The Golden Theatre, New York City. 21 May 2011. There is a scene in the middle of the first act of the…
South Pacific (review)
Los Illegals (review)
Reviewed by: Los Illegals David Romn Los Illegals. Written by Michael John Garcés . Directed by Shishir Kurup . Cornerstone Theater Company. Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, California. 1406 2007. Los Illegals, the inaugural production of Cornerstone Theater's planned three-year cycle of plays based on the question of justice, is also the inaugural production of the Los Angeles–based theater's new artistic director, Michael John Garcés. Both…
Critical Theory and Performance
Aids Cluster
Research Article| April 01 2006 AIDS CLUSTER: Twenty-five Years, 1981-2006 David Román David Román Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google GLQ (2006) 12 (2): 279. https://doi.org/10.1215/10642684-12-2-279 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation David Román; AIDS …
Remembering Aids
Research Article| April 01 2006 REMEMBERING AIDS: A Reconsideration of the Film Longtime Companion David Román David Román Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google GLQ (2006) 12 (2): 281–301. https://doi.org/10.1215/10642684-12-2-281 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation David Román; REMEMBERING AIDS: A Reconsideration of the Film Longtime Companion. GLQ 1 April 2006; 12 (2): 281–301. doi: http…
American Songbook (review)
Audra McDonald, the celebrated four-time Tony Award winner, opened the 2005 Lincoln Center American Songbook series with a recital showcasing a diverse range of contemporary composers. A ten-member ensemble led by her musical director, Ted Sperling, accompanied McDonald. The song selection ranged from pop classics from such noted [End Page 734] songwriters as Stevie Wonder and Randy Newman to the less familiar work of Michael John LaChiusa and Ad…
Comment-- Theatre Journals
In the fall of 1957, a relatively unknown performer in one of her first major Broadway shows broke out of gypsy anonymity to launch a career that would establish her as one of the major performers of American theatre in the twentieth century. Chita Rivera's performance of Anita in West Side Story, in the original Broadway production at the Winter Garden, is among the legendary moments in Broadway history (Fig. 1). Dance Magazine placed her on the…
Introduction: Tragedy
When I first started planning this special issue on tragedy, in the fall of 2000, I was interested in instigating a reconsideration of the traditional bibliography on tragedy, a body of literature foundational to the field of theatre studies that had recently seemed to fall out of critical favor. I was curious to see whether theatre and performance scholars were currently engaging this literature and, if so, how this work might illuminate current…
Comment--The Details of Difference
Not-About-Aids
Research Article| January 01 2000 NOT-ABOUT-AIDS David Román David Román Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google GLQ (2000) 6 (1): 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1215/10642684-6-1-1 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation David Román; NOT-ABOUT-AIDS. GLQ 1 January 2000; 6 (1): 1–28. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/10642684-6-1-1 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager Eas…
Disappearing Acts: Spectacles of Gender and Nationalism in Argentina's "Dirty War" (review)
Reviewed by: Disappearing Acts: Spectacles of Gender and Nationalism in Argentina’s “Dirty War” David Román Disappearing Acts: Spectacles of Gender and Nationalism in Argentina’s “Dirty War”. By Diana Taylor. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1997; pp. xii + 309. $49.95 cloth, $18.95 paper. In one sense, Disappearing Acts is a local study; Taylor’s main focus is on a distinct historical moment and on a specific geographical region. Disappearing …
The Street of the Sun (review)
Reviewed by: The Street Of The Sun David Román The Street Of The Sun. By José Rivera. Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles. 30 May 1997. Click for larger view View full resolution Figure 1. Jorge (John Ortiz) and Bianca (Bertila Damas) in Mark Taper Forum of Los Angeles’s production of José Rivera’s The Street of the Sun, directed by David Esbjornson. Photo: Jay Thompson. Contemporary Los Angeles is the central protagonist of José Rivera’s important new…
Re-Dressing the Canon: Essays on Theatre and Gender (review)
Reviewed by: Re-Dressing the Canon: Essays on Theater and Gender David Román Re-Dressing the Canon: Essays on Theater and Gender. Alisa Solomon. London: Routledge, 1997; pp. 208. $65.00 cloth, $19.95 paper. Re-Dressing the Canon, Alisa Solomon’s important new collection of essays on theatre and gender, confidently spans the history of Western theatre. Solomon, a veteran feminist critic whose writings on theatre and politics regularly appear in th…
Caught in the Web: Latinidad, Aids, and Allegory in Kiss of the Spider Woman, the Musical
Critical Theory and Performance
Preaching to the Converted
Not long ago, I was performing My Queer Body, one of my full-evening solo pieces, in the beautiful Yale Repertory Theatre. This show explores the stories that our bodies carry and how the huge losses to AIDS challenge our deepest selves. The performance, I hope, is a journey through the most intimate pleasures and pains of being in our bodies in these difficult and juicy times. My Queer Body ends with a rousing call to claiming ecstasy and an ima…
Not-About-Aids
Research Article| January 01 2000 NOT-ABOUT-AIDS David Román David Román Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google GLQ (2000) 6 (1): 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1215/10642684-6-1-1 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation David Román; NOT-ABOUT-AIDS. GLQ 1 January 2000; 6 (1): 1–28. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/10642684-6-1-1 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager Eas…
It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want to: Gay Men, Aids, and the Circulation of Camp in U.S. Theatre
Over the telephone, Bob, a playwright tries cheering up Robin, his ex-lover who has AIDS. Robin, however, is interested in neither nostalgia nor comfort. If you have to do something, he explains, write me a AIDS play.' So ends Pouf Positive (1987), Robert Patrick's short and powerful one-act that concludes his epic ouvre Untold Decades. Patrick, of course, grants his character's request by offering Pouf Positive as that same funny AIDS play. Robi…
Remembering Aids
Research Article| April 01 2006 REMEMBERING AIDS: A Reconsideration of the Film Longtime Companion David Román David Román Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google GLQ (2006) 12 (2): 281–301. https://doi.org/10.1215/10642684-12-2-281 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation David Román; REMEMBERING AIDS: A Reconsideration of the Film Longtime Companion. GLQ 1 April 2006; 12 (2): 281–301. doi: http…
Caught in the Web: Latinidad, Aids, and Allegory in Kiss of the Spider Woman, the Musical
Comment-- Theatre Journals
In the fall of 1957, a relatively unknown performer in one of her first major Broadway shows broke out of gypsy anonymity to launch a career that would establish her as one of the major performers of American theatre in the twentieth century. Chita Rivera's performance of Anita in West Side Story, in the original Broadway production at the Winter Garden, is among the legendary moments in Broadway history (Fig. 1). Dance Magazine placed her on the…
Three Readings of Reading, Pennsylvania: Approaching Lynn Nottage's Sweat and Douglas Carter Beane's Shows for Days
Comment--The Details of Difference
Memory Tricks
Fierce Love and Fierce Response: Intervening in the Cultural Politics of Race, Sexuality, and Aids
In their performances of Fierce Love, the Pomo Afro Homos (Postmodern African American Homosexuals) enact some of the experiences of black gay men. Through performance, the trio intervenes in the prevailing mythologies around black and gay identities, but especially black gay identities, in the age of AIDS. This essay begins by examining two dominant productions in recent U.S. culture that display and proliferate anxieties about black gay bodies:…
Howl: The Small Case of the Missing Cockhound
Spectacular Women: Sites of Gender Strife and Negotiation in Calderon's "No hay burlas con el amor" and on the Early Modern Spanish Stage
Calder6n's early comedias de capa y espada privilege and reenforce the social codes of honor and an ideology of male power that ultimately serve the patriarchal interests characteristic of early modern Spain. These cloak and dagger comedies, dismissed by some critics as the mere kitsch of early modern Spanish popular culture, in fact can tell us much about the cultural discourses of gender and power circulating in the period.' While some critics …
It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want to: Gay Men, Aids, and the Circulation of Camp in U.S. Theatre
Over the telephone, Bob, a playwright tries cheering up Robin, his ex-lover who has AIDS. Robin, however, is interested in neither nostalgia nor comfort. If you have to do something, he explains, write me a AIDS play.' So ends Pouf Positive (1987), Robert Patrick's short and powerful one-act that concludes his epic ouvre Untold Decades. Patrick, of course, grants his character's request by offering Pouf Positive as that same funny AIDS play. Robi…
Bogeyman
Howl: The Small Case of the Missing Cockhound
The Baltimore Waltz
Acting Gay: Male Homosexuality in Modern Drama
Acting Gay is a series of close readings of the central works of gay male drama written by American and English playwrights. The plays discussed reflect transformations of gay men in 20th-century British and American societies. Part 1 concerns the presentation of the physical aspects of homosexuality, from nudity to drag to AIDS, and their relationship to the norms of the society the audience represents. The second section surveys dramas written …
Fierce Love and Fierce Response: Intervening in the Cultural Politics of Race, Sexuality, and Aids
In their performances of Fierce Love, the Pomo Afro Homos (Postmodern African American Homosexuals) enact some of the experiences of black gay men. Through performance, the trio intervenes in the prevailing mythologies around black and gay identities, but especially black gay identities, in the age of AIDS. This essay begins by examining two dominant productions in recent U.S. culture that display and proliferate anxieties about black gay bodies:…
Memory Tricks
Carmelita Tropicana Unplugged: An Interview
Preaching to the Converted
Not long ago, I was performing My Queer Body, one of my full-evening solo pieces, in the beautiful Yale Repertory Theatre. This show explores the stories that our bodies carry and how the huge losses to AIDS challenge our deepest selves. The performance, I hope, is a journey through the most intimate pleasures and pains of being in our bodies in these difficult and juicy times. My Queer Body ends with a rousing call to claiming ecstasy and an ima…
Caught in the Web: Latinidad, Aids, and Allegory in Kiss of the Spider Woman, the Musical
Caught in the Web: Latinidad, Aids, and Allegory in Kiss of the Spider Woman, the Musical
Latino Performance and Identity
Research Article| October 01 1997 Latino Performance and Identity David Román David Román University of Southern California David Román, Assistant Professor of English at the University of Southern California. He is also the scholar-in-residence for the Mark Taper Forum's Latino Theatre Initiative and a board member of Highways Performance Space. His book Acts ofZnternention: Performance, Gay Culture, and AIDS will be published later this year by…
Disappearing Acts: Spectacles of Gender and Nationalism in Argentina's "Dirty War" (review)
Reviewed by: Disappearing Acts: Spectacles of Gender and Nationalism in Argentina’s “Dirty War” David Román Disappearing Acts: Spectacles of Gender and Nationalism in Argentina’s “Dirty War”. By Diana Taylor. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1997; pp. xii + 309. $49.95 cloth, $18.95 paper. In one sense, Disappearing Acts is a local study; Taylor’s main focus is on a distinct historical moment and on a specific geographical region. Disappearing …
The Street of the Sun (review)
Reviewed by: The Street Of The Sun David Román The Street Of The Sun. By José Rivera. Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles. 30 May 1997. Click for larger view View full resolution Figure 1. Jorge (John Ortiz) and Bianca (Bertila Damas) in Mark Taper Forum of Los Angeles’s production of José Rivera’s The Street of the Sun, directed by David Esbjornson. Photo: Jay Thompson. Contemporary Los Angeles is the central protagonist of José Rivera’s important new…
Re-Dressing the Canon: Essays on Theatre and Gender (review)
Reviewed by: Re-Dressing the Canon: Essays on Theater and Gender David Román Re-Dressing the Canon: Essays on Theater and Gender. Alisa Solomon. London: Routledge, 1997; pp. 208. $65.00 cloth, $19.95 paper. Re-Dressing the Canon, Alisa Solomon’s important new collection of essays on theatre and gender, confidently spans the history of Western theatre. Solomon, a veteran feminist critic whose writings on theatre and politics regularly appear in th…
Comment--The Details of Difference
Not-About-Aids
Research Article| January 01 2000 NOT-ABOUT-AIDS David Román David Román Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google GLQ (2000) 6 (1): 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1215/10642684-6-1-1 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation David Román; NOT-ABOUT-AIDS. GLQ 1 January 2000; 6 (1): 1–28. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/10642684-6-1-1 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager Eas…
Comment-- Theatre Journals
In the fall of 1957, a relatively unknown performer in one of her first major Broadway shows broke out of gypsy anonymity to launch a career that would establish her as one of the major performers of American theatre in the twentieth century. Chita Rivera's performance of Anita in West Side Story, in the original Broadway production at the Winter Garden, is among the legendary moments in Broadway history (Fig. 1). Dance Magazine placed her on the…
Introduction: Tragedy
When I first started planning this special issue on tragedy, in the fall of 2000, I was interested in instigating a reconsideration of the traditional bibliography on tragedy, a body of literature foundational to the field of theatre studies that had recently seemed to fall out of critical favor. I was curious to see whether theatre and performance scholars were currently engaging this literature and, if so, how this work might illuminate current…
American Songbook (review)
Audra McDonald, the celebrated four-time Tony Award winner, opened the 2005 Lincoln Center American Songbook series with a recital showcasing a diverse range of contemporary composers. A ten-member ensemble led by her musical director, Ted Sperling, accompanied McDonald. The song selection ranged from pop classics from such noted [End Page 734] songwriters as Stevie Wonder and Randy Newman to the less familiar work of Michael John LaChiusa and Ad…
Aids Cluster
Research Article| April 01 2006 AIDS CLUSTER: Twenty-five Years, 1981-2006 David Román David Román Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google GLQ (2006) 12 (2): 279. https://doi.org/10.1215/10642684-12-2-279 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation David Román; AIDS …
Remembering Aids
Research Article| April 01 2006 REMEMBERING AIDS: A Reconsideration of the Film Longtime Companion David Román David Román Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google GLQ (2006) 12 (2): 281–301. https://doi.org/10.1215/10642684-12-2-281 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation David Román; REMEMBERING AIDS: A Reconsideration of the Film Longtime Companion. GLQ 1 April 2006; 12 (2): 281–301. doi: http…
Critical Theory and Performance
Los Illegals (review)
Reviewed by: Los Illegals David Romn Los Illegals. Written by Michael John Garcés . Directed by Shishir Kurup . Cornerstone Theater Company. Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, California. 1406 2007. Los Illegals, the inaugural production of Cornerstone Theater's planned three-year cycle of plays based on the question of justice, is also the inaugural production of the Los Angeles–based theater's new artistic director, Michael John Garcés. Both…
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