Resource Guide
for Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Cast & Creative Team
Meet the cast and creative team behind Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
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Plot Synopsis
Spoiler alert! Check out the plot summary for Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
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A Brief History of Hedwig
By Benjamin Fainstein, former PCS Literary Manager
Learn MoreGOALS
- To encourage personal connections between the students and the major themes of the play.
- To excite students about the story and introduce the theatrical elements of the production.
- To engage students using the actors’ tools (body, voice, imagination).
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
(Shared with permission by Milwaukee Repertory Theater Education Department)
1. How do you express your identity to the world? What misperceptions or assumptions do people sometimes have about you based on how you present yourself in the world?
2. What are your beliefs about gender? Is it a social construct or something that is innately part of your biology? How does society define, limit, or expand on your personal thoughts about gender?
3. Who should decide aspects of your identity or how you present yourself? Parents, spouse, teachers, employers, only you? Why?
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