"America's Doctor" Anthony Fauci and playwright and queer activist Larry Kramer had an unlikely and complicated friendship in the 90s, when both were fighting AIDS from opposite ends of the political spectrum. After Kramer's death in May of 2020, his spirit visits Fauci one last time. Set against the backdrop of a new pandemic, the duo discuss art, power, progress, and where we go from here.
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Nov 2, 2024: Fauci and Kramer makes its West Coast premiere in a one night only benefit for Celebration Theater Company starring Jack Plotnick (Disaster!, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Sal Viscuso (Soap, Spaceballs) and directed by Khanisha Foster.
June 10, 2024: Drew wins the Emanuel Fried Award for Outstanding New Play for Fauci and Kramer at the 33rd Artie Awards.
February 23 - March 17, 2024: Drew's new play, Fauci and Kramer, about the unlikely friendship between America's doctor, Anthony Fauci, and playwright and queer activist Larry Kramer, premieres at The Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center produced by First Look Buffalo.
June 10, 2024: Drew wins the Emanuel Fried Award for Outstanding New Play for Fauci and Kramer at the 33rd Artie Awards.
February 23 - March 17, 2024: Drew's new play, Fauci and Kramer, about the unlikely friendship between America's doctor, Anthony Fauci, and playwright and queer activist Larry Kramer, premieres at The Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center produced by First Look Buffalo.
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Reviews
“Every person in America needs to see Fauci and Kramer.”
~NPR Buffalo
"It’s just delicious…and marvelously imbued with humor in ways you would not expect”.
~NPR Buffalo
“An excellent new play...If and when this show is picked up nationally, I hope that the video package also can be rented out, since it was itself a labor of love that should be seen by more people. I think that this is an important play on many levels.”
~Peter Hall, Buffalo Rising
“Evoking opposite emotions simultaneously would seem to be at the heart of Fornarola’s world view…[his] ability to infuse moments of humor into painfully weighty subject matter distinguishes the work.”
~Anthony Chase, Theatertalk Buffalo
“The story of Fauci and Kramer resonates with renewed relevance, urgency, and power. Through this artful, energetic, and entirely engaging dialogue, Fornarola reveals how the commitment to the public good shared by two remarkably dissimilar men might transcend their personal animosities, leading to moments of genuine camaraderie, understanding, and even affection.”
~Anthony Chase, Theatertalk Buffalo
“an interesting look at people and issues at a time when rational discussions aren’t always on the dance card.”
~Augustine Warner, SpeakUpWNY
“A provocative conversation…Fornarola’s script doesn’t hold back: his social justice message was perfectly stated and spot on.”
~Cherie Messore, Buffalo Theater Guide
~NPR Buffalo
"It’s just delicious…and marvelously imbued with humor in ways you would not expect”.
~NPR Buffalo
“An excellent new play...If and when this show is picked up nationally, I hope that the video package also can be rented out, since it was itself a labor of love that should be seen by more people. I think that this is an important play on many levels.”
~Peter Hall, Buffalo Rising
“Evoking opposite emotions simultaneously would seem to be at the heart of Fornarola’s world view…[his] ability to infuse moments of humor into painfully weighty subject matter distinguishes the work.”
~Anthony Chase, Theatertalk Buffalo
“The story of Fauci and Kramer resonates with renewed relevance, urgency, and power. Through this artful, energetic, and entirely engaging dialogue, Fornarola reveals how the commitment to the public good shared by two remarkably dissimilar men might transcend their personal animosities, leading to moments of genuine camaraderie, understanding, and even affection.”
~Anthony Chase, Theatertalk Buffalo
“an interesting look at people and issues at a time when rational discussions aren’t always on the dance card.”
~Augustine Warner, SpeakUpWNY
“A provocative conversation…Fornarola’s script doesn’t hold back: his social justice message was perfectly stated and spot on.”
~Cherie Messore, Buffalo Theater Guide