Terrence McNally's Career Pushing Boundaries in American Theater

This is a rebroadcast of our interview with Terrence McNally, which originally aired on Sept. 8, 2015.

Since his first play, “And Things That Go Bump in the Night,” which premiered in 1965, Terrence McNally has proven himself to be a trailblazing figure in American theater, known for his exploration of gay themes and his chronicling of America’s changing social attitudes. In Selected Works: A Memoir in Plays, McNally collects a set of eight plays that he considers the most important of his oeuvre, introducing each play with a personal essay that frames his life in the theater.