The real story behd the gay pri issue at St. Joan

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• WHY JOAN OF ARC, QUEER OR NOT, STILL HAD TO COME OUT TO HER MOMPLAYWRIGHT JANE ANRSON EXPLOR LBIAN AGONY AND ECSTASY “MOTHER OF THE MAID.”{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY BRANDON VOSSNOVEMBER 2, 2018/11:21 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2240PX;WIDTH:3360PX;}MOTHER OF THE MAID/JOAN MARCMOTHER OF THE MAIDWRTEN BY JANE ANRSONDIRECTED BY MATTHEW PENNFEATURG GLENN CLOSE (ISABELLE ARC), DERMOT CROWLEY (JACQU ARC), OLIVIA GILLIATT (MONIQUE), KATE JENNGS GRANT (LADY OF THE COURT), ANDREW HOVELSON (PIERRE ARC), DANIEL PEARCE (FATHER GILBERT), AND GRACE VAN PATTEN (JOAN ARC)BY BRANDON VOSSNOVEMBER 2, 2018 / 11:21 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHY JOAN OF ARC, QUEER OR NOT, STILL HAD TO COME OUT TO HER MOM","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-11-02T15:21:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-11-02T15:21:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRANDON VOSS","KEYWORDS":"THEATER","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SATS BE PRAISED, JANE ANRSON IS ON FIRE RIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STILL HOT OFF WRG THE WIFE, HER RECENT BIG-SCREEN ADAPTATN OF MEG WOLZER’S 2003 NOVEL ABOUT A WOMAN EMERGG OM HER HBAND’S SHADOW, ANRSON RETURNS TO HER STAGE ROOTS WH MOTHER OF THE MAID, CURRENTLY MAKG S OFF-BROADWAY PREMIERE AT THE PUBLIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOTHER OF THE MAID TAK ON THE LEGENDARY TALE OF ST. JOAN OF ARC, THE 15TH-CENTURY HEROE AND MARTYR WHO LED THE FRENCH ARMY TO VICTORY DURG THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR, OM HER MOTHER’S PERSPECTIVE. DIRECTED BY MATTHEW PENN, THE HISTORIL DRAMA STARS GRACE VAN PATTEN AS JOAN AND SIX-TIME OSR NOMEE GLENN CLOSE (WHO ALSO HEADL THE WIFE) AS ISABELLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANRSON, EMMY-WNG SCREENWRER OF HBO’S OLIVE KTERIDGE AND THE POSIVELY TE ADVENTUR OF THE ALLEGED TEXAS CHEERLEAR-MURRG MOM, TELLS NEWNOWNEXT HOW HER OWN POSIVELY TE EXPERIENC HELPED HER RELATE TO ONE OF THE WORLD’S OLST QUEER INS.JANE ANRSON/COREY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEE BERNARD SHAW’S SAT JOAN WAS REVIVED ON BROADWAY EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND THE PUBLIC PREMIERED THE MIL JOAN OF ARC: INTO THE FIRE LAST YEAR. WHY ARE DIENC STILL WILD ABOUT JOAN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK SHE’S PELLG BEE SHE WAS REAL, BEE THIS OUTRAGEO STORY ACTUALLY HAPPENED. WE STILL N’T BELIEVE THAT AN ILLERATE PEASANT GIRL OM A TY VILLAGE ULD HAVE HAD SUCH AN ENORMO FLUENCE, AND CULTURALLY WE’RE GOBSMACKED THAT A YOUNG WOMAN ULD BE SO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU SEE MOTHER OF THE MAID AS TIMELY WH RPECT TO THE #METOO AND #TIMUP MOVEMENTS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I SUPPOSE SO. BUT I STARTED WRG THE PLAY FOUR YEARS AGO, BEFORE THAT ZEGEIST H. I ALSO WROTE THE SCREENPLAY FOR THE WIFE, BUT THAT MOVIE TOOK 14 YEARS TO MAKE. SO I FEEL UNBELIEVABLY BLSED AND ASTONISHED THAT BOTH PROJECTS HAVE E OUT NOW, WHEN FEMALE EMPOWERMENT AND RAGE ARE POPULAR AND PART OF THE NVERSATN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO PLACE THE FOC ON JOAN OF ARC’S MOTHER?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN I WAS A GAY GIRL GROWG UP, I LOVED JOAN OF ARC, OF URSE, AS ALL GAY GIRLS DO. I WANTED TO BE JOAN. BUT WHEN I BEME A MOTHER, I SUDNLY UNRSTOOD HOW HARD MT HAVE BEEN FOR MY OWN MOTHER TO RAISE A STRANGE AND GIFTED DGHTER. SO I WANTED TO WRE OM THAT POT OF VIEW AND TURN THE JOAN OF ARC LEGEND ON S HEAD. IT’S HARD TO BE A JOAN, BUT LOVG A CHILD LIKE JOAN IS A WHOLE OTHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU NSIR JOAN A QUEER IN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OH, YEAH. I DID A LOT OF REARCH, AND MANY THOUGHTFUL SAYS TALK ABOUT HER AS A QUEER IN OR SYMBOL FOR YOUNG WOMEN. THERE’S THE APPEAL OF HER CROSS-DRSG ARMOR AND OTHER FABULO GUY’S CLOTHG, BUT HER STORY IS ALSO ABOUT BEG PENNT, LEAVG HOME, AND DOG OUTRAGEO, BRAVE, IMPORTANT THGS.MOTHER OF THE MAID/JOAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE QUEER SUBTEXT MOTHER OF THE MAID IS PRETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH, THE FIRST SCENE IS BASILLY JOAN G OUT TO HER MOTHER ABOUT HEARG VOIC. EMOTNALLY, I DREW ON THE FEAR AND AGONY OF MY OWN EXPERIENCE G OUT TO MY MOTHER—THAT NEED TO HI OM HER UNTIL I ULDN’T STAND ANYMORE, UNTIL I WAS FORCED TO NFS. IF ISABELLE HADN’T KEPT NUDGG JOAN—“I KNOW SOMETHG’S WRONG, I KNOW YOU’RE DIFFERENT”—I IMAGE HER DGHTER WOULD’VE TAKEN OFF WHOUT TELLG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS SCRIBED THE PLAY, JOAN’S VISATNS OM ST. CATHERE HAVE A SEXUAL ELEMENT. IS THAT BASED ON YOUR REARCH?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU LOOK AT ANY MEDIEVAL STATU OR PATGS OF SATS PRAYG, THEY HAVE THAT SAME LOOK OF AROAL, THEIR EY ROLLED BACK. CATHOLICS SCRIBE RELIG ECSTASY AS A BODILY EXPERIENCE—FEELG THE TGLE, THE CHILLS, OF ENLIGHTENMENT. SO GOG ALONG WH THE QUEER THEME OF G OUT, I IMAGED THAT JOAN FELL EPLY LOVE WH THE GEO ST. CATHERE. WHEN SHE SCRIB THE VISATNS TO HER MOTHER, SHE SAYS, “I FEEL HERE,” TOUCHG HER HEART AND HER CROTCH. WHY WOULDN’T SHE GO BACK AND PRAY EVERY DAY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PLAY ALSO MAK CLEAR SHE HAS NO TERT BOYS. IS YOURS A FIVELY QUEER TERPRETATN OF JOAN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I DON’T NECSARILY WANT THE DIENCE TO MAKE ANY TERMATN OF WHETHER SHE’S QUEER OR NOT, BUT SHE IS SEEN THROUGH MY LENS. WHETHER OR NOT JOAN WAS GAY IS IRRELEVANT TO ME. BUT AS A DRAMATIST, I SAW THE METAPHOR THERE FOR MYSELF. IT’S A VERY PERSONAL PLAY FOR ME, TOLD THROUGH A HISTORIL NTEXT. IT’S UP TO THE DIENCE, GAY OR STRAIGHT, TO SEE WHAT THEY WANT.MOTHER OF THE MAID/JOAN MARCMOTHER OF THE MAIDWRTEN BY JANE ANRSONDIRECTED BY MATTHEW PENNFEATURG GLENN CLOSE (ISABELLE ARC), DERMOT CROWLEY (JACQU ARC), OLIVIA GILLIATT (MONIQUE), KATE JENNGS GRANT (LADY OF THE COURT), ANDREW HOVELSON (PIERRE ARC), DANIEL PEARCE (FATHER GILBERT), AND GRACE VAN PATTEN (JOAN ARC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S DIFFICULT TO LOOK BACK AT JOAN 2018 WHOUT QUTNG HER MENTAL HEALTH OR GENR INTY. DID THE CURRENT SOCIAL CLIMATE FLUENCE YOUR TERPRETATN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO, BEE I THK ’S VERY IMPORTANT TO WRE OM YOUR OWN TTH, RATHER THAN WRE A POLEMIC. I’M AWARE OF ALL THE SOCIAL AND POLIL DIALOGUE, BUT IF I LEAN TOO FAR THAT DIRECTN, MY WRG BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MANY WRERS AND SCHOLARS HAVE POSED THAT JOAN WAS TRANSGENR. WHAT DO YOU THK?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, I BELIEVE SHE WORE MEN’S CLOTH FOR PROTECTN AND NVENIENCE. PART OF THE REASON SHE WAS BURNED WAS BEE SHE WOULDN’T GIVE UP HER MEN’S CLOTH PRISON, BUT THE GUARDS WERE ALWAYS TRYG TO RAPE HER, AND SHE FELT LS VULNERABLE MEN’S CLOTH. SO IF YOU LOOK AT MEDIEVAL CULTURE, JOAN WAS BEG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ISN’T POSSIBLE SHE MA UP HER VOIC AND WENT TO BATTLE SO SHE ULD WEAR MEN’S CLOTH EELY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT’S A LOT OF WORK TO PUT ON PANTS. [LGHS] SHE WAS A EPLY RELIG PERSON WH A VISN. WHOUT THAT NNECTN AND MMENT TO SPIRUALY, SHE ULDN’T HAVE GOTTEN SO MANY HIGH-RANKG PEOPLE TO FOLLOW HER. OTHERWISE SHE JT WOULD’VE BEEN THE QUEER GIRL THE VILLAGE, WEARG MEN’S CLOTH AND GETTG ROCKS THROWN AT HER.THE WIFE/SONY PICTUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU TACKLED LGBTQ TOPICS THE EARLY 2000S AS WRER AND DIRECTOR OF THE TV MOVI WHEN BILLIE BEAT BOBBY, NORMAL, AND THE FIRST SEGMENT OF IF THE WALLS COULD TALK 2, BUT MUCH OF YOUR WORK IS NOT LGBTQ-FOCED. HOW DO YOU SEE YOUR RELATNSHIP TO QUEER STORI?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’M JT DRAWN TO WHATEVER MY SUBNSC ME TELLS ME I NEED TO WRE ABOUT. I WRE OUT OF MY OWN TTH, AND THAT CLUS BEG A GAY WOMAN. I’M 64, SO I ME OF AGE THE ’70S, WHEN WAS STILL UNSPEAKABLE TO BE A LBIAN, AND ALT WH A LOT OF SHAME AND SELF-LOATHG. EARLY ON MY REER, I DIDN’T TOUCH QUEER TOPICS. I DIDN’T WANT TO BE LABELED AS A QUEER WRER BEE I THOUGHT—AND I WAS PROBABLY RRECT—THAT I WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO DO MASTREAM WORK. NOW THAT I HAVE AN TABLISHED REER, I’M EE TO BE MORE OPEN ABOUT WHO I AM, AND I’M ALSO MUCH MORE FORTABLE WH WHO I {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU HONORED YOUR LBIAN GREAT NT WH THE 2015 DOCUMENTARY PACKED A TNK: THE LOST ART OF EDH LAKE WILKSON. DO YOU HAVE MORE QUEER STORI TO TELL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACTUALLY, BEE THERE ARE SO MANY WONRFUL STORI BEG TOLD, I DON’T FEEL THAT RPONSIBILY. CULTURALLY, THGS HAVE CHANGED, AND SO MANY TV SHOWS AND MASTREAM FILMS ARE FORTABLY TEGRATG QUEER CHARACTERS. RIGHT NOW I’M LEAVG UP TO THE YOUNGER QUEER ARTISTS TO TELL THEIR STORI. BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT I’LL BE WRG 10 YEARS? IF MY SUBNSC TELLS ME TO WRE A QUEER STORY, I {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UNTIL THEN, THERE’S ALWAYS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH, EXACTLY. I’VE ALWAYS PREFERRED SUBTEXT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOTHER OF THE MAID NS THROUGH DECEMBER 23 AT THE PUBLIC THEATER NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• THE REAL STORY BEHD THE GAY PRI ISSUE AT ST. JOAN

WHY JOAN OF ARC, QUEER OR NOT, STILL HAD TO COME OUT TO HER MOMPLAYWRIGHT JANE ANRSON EXPLOR LBIAN AGONY AND ECSTASY “MOTHER OF THE MAID.”{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY BRANDON VOSSNOVEMBER 2, 2018/11:21 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2240PX;WIDTH:3360PX;}MOTHER OF THE MAID/JOAN MARCMOTHER OF THE MAIDWRTEN BY JANE ANRSONDIRECTED BY MATTHEW PENNFEATURG GLENN CLOSE (ISABELLE ARC), DERMOT CROWLEY (JACQU ARC), OLIVIA GILLIATT (MONIQUE), KATE JENNGS GRANT (LADY OF THE COURT), ANDREW HOVELSON (PIERRE ARC), DANIEL PEARCE (FATHER GILBERT), AND GRACE VAN PATTEN (JOAN ARC)BY BRANDON VOSSNOVEMBER 2, 2018 / 11:21 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WHY JOAN OF ARC, QUEER OR NOT, STILL HAD TO COME OUT TO HER MOM","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-11-02T15:21:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-11-02T15:21:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRANDON VOSS","KEYWORDS":"THEATER","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SATS BE PRAISED, JANE ANRSON IS ON FIRE RIGHT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STILL HOT OFF WRG THE WIFE, HER RECENT BIG-SCREEN ADAPTATN OF MEG WOLZER’S 2003 NOVEL ABOUT A WOMAN EMERGG OM HER HBAND’S SHADOW, ANRSON RETURNS TO HER STAGE ROOTS WH MOTHER OF THE MAID, CURRENTLY MAKG S OFF-BROADWAY PREMIERE AT THE PUBLIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOTHER OF THE MAID TAK ON THE LEGENDARY TALE OF ST. JOAN OF ARC, THE 15TH-CENTURY HEROE AND MARTYR WHO LED THE FRENCH ARMY TO VICTORY DURG THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR, OM HER MOTHER’S PERSPECTIVE. DIRECTED BY MATTHEW PENN, THE HISTORIL DRAMA STARS GRACE VAN PATTEN AS JOAN AND SIX-TIME OSR NOMEE GLENN CLOSE (WHO ALSO HEADL THE WIFE) AS ISABELLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANRSON, EMMY-WNG SCREENWRER OF HBO’S OLIVE KTERIDGE AND THE POSIVELY TE ADVENTUR OF THE ALLEGED TEXAS CHEERLEAR-MURRG MOM, TELLS NEWNOWNEXT HOW HER OWN POSIVELY TE EXPERIENC HELPED HER RELATE TO ONE OF THE WORLD’S OLST QUEER INS.JANE ANRSON/COREY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEE BERNARD SHAW’S SAT JOAN WAS REVIVED ON BROADWAY EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND THE PUBLIC PREMIERED THE MIL JOAN OF ARC: INTO THE FIRE LAST YEAR. WHY ARE DIENC STILL WILD ABOUT JOAN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I THK SHE’S PELLG BEE SHE WAS REAL, BEE THIS OUTRAGEO STORY ACTUALLY HAPPENED. WE STILL N’T BELIEVE THAT AN ILLERATE PEASANT GIRL OM A TY VILLAGE ULD HAVE HAD SUCH AN ENORMO FLUENCE, AND CULTURALLY WE’RE GOBSMACKED THAT A YOUNG WOMAN ULD BE SO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU SEE MOTHER OF THE MAID AS TIMELY WH RPECT TO THE #METOO AND #TIMUP MOVEMENTS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I SUPPOSE SO. BUT I STARTED WRG THE PLAY FOUR YEARS AGO, BEFORE THAT ZEGEIST H. I ALSO WROTE THE SCREENPLAY FOR THE WIFE, BUT THAT MOVIE TOOK 14 YEARS TO MAKE. SO I FEEL UNBELIEVABLY BLSED AND ASTONISHED THAT BOTH PROJECTS HAVE E OUT NOW, WHEN FEMALE EMPOWERMENT AND RAGE ARE POPULAR AND PART OF THE NVERSATN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO PLACE THE FOC ON JOAN OF ARC’S MOTHER?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN I WAS A GAY GIRL GROWG UP, I LOVED JOAN OF ARC, OF URSE, AS ALL GAY GIRLS DO. I WANTED TO BE JOAN. BUT WHEN I BEME A MOTHER, I SUDNLY UNRSTOOD HOW HARD MT HAVE BEEN FOR MY OWN MOTHER TO RAISE A STRANGE AND GIFTED DGHTER. SO I WANTED TO WRE OM THAT POT OF VIEW AND TURN THE JOAN OF ARC LEGEND ON S HEAD. IT’S HARD TO BE A JOAN, BUT LOVG A CHILD LIKE JOAN IS A WHOLE OTHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DO YOU NSIR JOAN A QUEER IN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OH, YEAH. I DID A LOT OF REARCH, AND MANY THOUGHTFUL SAYS TALK ABOUT HER AS A QUEER IN OR SYMBOL FOR YOUNG WOMEN. THERE’S THE APPEAL OF HER CROSS-DRSG ARMOR AND OTHER FABULO GUY’S CLOTHG, BUT HER STORY IS ALSO ABOUT BEG PENNT, LEAVG HOME, AND DOG OUTRAGEO, BRAVE, IMPORTANT THGS.MOTHER OF THE MAID/JOAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE QUEER SUBTEXT MOTHER OF THE MAID IS PRETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH, THE FIRST SCENE IS BASILLY JOAN G OUT TO HER MOTHER ABOUT HEARG VOIC. EMOTNALLY, I DREW ON THE FEAR AND AGONY OF MY OWN EXPERIENCE G OUT TO MY MOTHER—THAT NEED TO HI OM HER UNTIL I ULDN’T STAND ANYMORE, UNTIL I WAS FORCED TO NFS. IF ISABELLE HADN’T KEPT NUDGG JOAN—“I KNOW SOMETHG’S WRONG, I KNOW YOU’RE DIFFERENT”—I IMAGE HER DGHTER WOULD’VE TAKEN OFF WHOUT TELLG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS SCRIBED THE PLAY, JOAN’S VISATNS OM ST. CATHERE HAVE A SEXUAL ELEMENT. IS THAT BASED ON YOUR REARCH?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU LOOK AT ANY MEDIEVAL STATU OR PATGS OF SATS PRAYG, THEY HAVE THAT SAME LOOK OF AROAL, THEIR EY ROLLED BACK. CATHOLICS SCRIBE RELIG ECSTASY AS A BODILY EXPERIENCE—FEELG THE TGLE, THE CHILLS, OF ENLIGHTENMENT. SO GOG ALONG WH THE QUEER THEME OF G OUT, I IMAGED THAT JOAN FELL EPLY LOVE WH THE GEO ST. CATHERE. WHEN SHE SCRIB THE VISATNS TO HER MOTHER, SHE SAYS, “I FEEL HERE,” TOUCHG HER HEART AND HER CROTCH. WHY WOULDN’T SHE GO BACK AND PRAY EVERY DAY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PLAY ALSO MAK CLEAR SHE HAS NO TERT BOYS. IS YOURS A FIVELY QUEER TERPRETATN OF JOAN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I DON’T NECSARILY WANT THE DIENCE TO MAKE ANY TERMATN OF WHETHER SHE’S QUEER OR NOT, BUT SHE IS SEEN THROUGH MY LENS. WHETHER OR NOT JOAN WAS GAY IS IRRELEVANT TO ME. BUT AS A DRAMATIST, I SAW THE METAPHOR THERE FOR MYSELF. IT’S A VERY PERSONAL PLAY FOR ME, TOLD THROUGH A HISTORIL NTEXT. IT’S UP TO THE DIENCE, GAY OR STRAIGHT, TO SEE WHAT THEY WANT.MOTHER OF THE MAID/JOAN MARCMOTHER OF THE MAIDWRTEN BY JANE ANRSONDIRECTED BY MATTHEW PENNFEATURG GLENN CLOSE (ISABELLE ARC), DERMOT CROWLEY (JACQU ARC), OLIVIA GILLIATT (MONIQUE), KATE JENNGS GRANT (LADY OF THE COURT), ANDREW HOVELSON (PIERRE ARC), DANIEL PEARCE (FATHER GILBERT), AND GRACE VAN PATTEN (JOAN ARC){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT’S DIFFICULT TO LOOK BACK AT JOAN 2018 WHOUT QUTNG HER MENTAL HEALTH OR GENR INTY. DID THE CURRENT SOCIAL CLIMATE FLUENCE YOUR TERPRETATN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO, BEE I THK ’S VERY IMPORTANT TO WRE OM YOUR OWN TTH, RATHER THAN WRE A POLEMIC. I’M AWARE OF ALL THE SOCIAL AND POLIL DIALOGUE, BUT IF I LEAN TOO FAR THAT DIRECTN, MY WRG BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MANY WRERS AND SCHOLARS HAVE POSED THAT JOAN WAS TRANSGENR. WHAT DO YOU THK?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, I BELIEVE SHE WORE MEN’S CLOTH FOR PROTECTN AND NVENIENCE. PART OF THE REASON SHE WAS BURNED WAS BEE SHE WOULDN’T GIVE UP HER MEN’S CLOTH PRISON, BUT THE GUARDS WERE ALWAYS TRYG TO RAPE HER, AND SHE FELT LS VULNERABLE MEN’S CLOTH. SO IF YOU LOOK AT MEDIEVAL CULTURE, JOAN WAS BEG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ISN’T POSSIBLE SHE MA UP HER VOIC AND WENT TO BATTLE SO SHE ULD WEAR MEN’S CLOTH EELY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT’S A LOT OF WORK TO PUT ON PANTS. [LGHS] SHE WAS A EPLY RELIG PERSON WH A VISN. WHOUT THAT NNECTN AND MMENT TO SPIRUALY, SHE ULDN’T HAVE GOTTEN SO MANY HIGH-RANKG PEOPLE TO FOLLOW HER. OTHERWISE SHE JT WOULD’VE BEEN THE QUEER GIRL THE VILLAGE, WEARG MEN’S CLOTH AND GETTG ROCKS THROWN AT HER.THE WIFE/SONY PICTUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU TACKLED LGBTQ TOPICS THE EARLY 2000S AS WRER AND DIRECTOR OF THE TV MOVI WHEN BILLIE BEAT BOBBY, NORMAL, AND THE FIRST SEGMENT OF IF THE WALLS COULD TALK 2, BUT MUCH OF YOUR WORK IS NOT LGBTQ-FOCED. HOW DO YOU SEE YOUR RELATNSHIP TO QUEER STORI?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’M JT DRAWN TO WHATEVER MY SUBNSC ME TELLS ME I NEED TO WRE ABOUT. I WRE OUT OF MY OWN TTH, AND THAT CLUS BEG A GAY WOMAN. I’M 64, SO I ME OF AGE THE ’70S, WHEN WAS STILL UNSPEAKABLE TO BE A LBIAN, AND ALT WH A LOT OF SHAME AND SELF-LOATHG. EARLY ON MY REER, I DIDN’T TOUCH QUEER TOPICS. I DIDN’T WANT TO BE LABELED AS A QUEER WRER BEE I THOUGHT—AND I WAS PROBABLY RRECT—THAT I WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO DO MASTREAM WORK. NOW THAT I HAVE AN TABLISHED REER, I’M EE TO BE MORE OPEN ABOUT WHO I AM, AND I’M ALSO MUCH MORE FORTABLE WH WHO I {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU HONORED YOUR LBIAN GREAT NT WH THE 2015 DOCUMENTARY PACKED A TNK: THE LOST ART OF EDH LAKE WILKSON. DO YOU HAVE MORE QUEER STORI TO TELL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACTUALLY, BEE THERE ARE SO MANY WONRFUL STORI BEG TOLD, I DON’T FEEL THAT RPONSIBILY. CULTURALLY, THGS HAVE CHANGED, AND SO MANY TV SHOWS AND MASTREAM FILMS ARE FORTABLY TEGRATG QUEER CHARACTERS. RIGHT NOW I’M LEAVG UP TO THE YOUNGER QUEER ARTISTS TO TELL THEIR STORI. BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT I’LL BE WRG 10 YEARS? IF MY SUBNSC TELLS ME TO WRE A QUEER STORY, I {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}UNTIL THEN, THERE’S ALWAYS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YEAH, EXACTLY. I’VE ALWAYS PREFERRED SUBTEXT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOTHER OF THE MAID NS THROUGH DECEMBER 23 AT THE PUBLIC THEATER NEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Joan of Arc also has a rabow halo “Triptych for the 49” by gay artist Tony O’Connell of Liverpool. Joan of Arc and Sebastian appear as “wrathful protector sats” the artwork, which honors those killed the 2016 mass shootg at the Pulse gay bar Orlando, Florida.

Tradnal and alternative sats, people the Bible, LGBTQ martyrs, thors, theologians, relig lears, artists, i and other figur of special tert to lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr and queer (LGBTQ) people and our alli are vered.

When I was a gay girl growg up, I loved Joan of Arc, of urse, as all gay girls do. Whether or not Joan was gay is irrelevant to me.

THE REAL STORY BEHD THE GAY PRI ISSUE AT ST. JOAN

It’s up to the dience, gay or straight, to see what they ’s difficult to look back at Joan 2018 whout qutng her mental health or genr inty.