The Hang
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| Management number | 237098959 | Release Date | 2026/07/10 | List Price | $4.76 | Model Number | 237098959 | ||
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A joyfully queer fantasia that draws on jazz music and operatic form to reimagine the last hours of Socrates as an ecstatic celebration.The latest work from playwright Taylor Mac and composer Matt Ray takes us to ancient Athens on the eve of the death of famous philosopher Socrates. Sentenced to die for corrupting the youth (by having sex with them), Socrates decides to spend his remaining hours doing what he loves: engaging in philosophical debate about the true meaning of virtue. And singing songs. And dancing. And just, you know, hanging out. What follows is a musical-theatrical riff on philosophical history, complete with a Plato who assiduously but inaccurately writes it all down, implying that what’s most essential in life, as in theater, are the unwritable moments of joyous communion. In other words, “the hang.” Read more
| ISBN10 | 1636701884 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-1636701882 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Theatre Communications Group |
| Dimensions | 5.38 x 2 x 8.5 inches |
| Item Weight | 4.8 ounces |
| Print length | 128 pages |
| Publication date | February 10, 2026 |
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