tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post3066717438860458501..comments2024-02-22T01:36:48.427-08:00Comments on On Theatre and Politics - Matthew Freeman: Quilt: A Musical Celebration and Reflection on 30 YearsFreemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01183078884824734105noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902716.post-26287247561050999332011-10-27T08:44:34.233-07:002011-10-27T08:44:34.233-07:00Holy shit. I was in the first production of QUILT ...Holy shit. I was in the first production of QUILT as a child actor in DC> We performed at the University of Maryland (who co-produced it) and at the Smithsonian. Later, the cast marched with the AIDS quilt in Clinton's first inaugural parade, during which I made the love sign (a now disused but then important hand gesture in the gay rights movement that looks like Spider-man mid-web-shot) and he made it back to me.<br /><br />The director of that production told us on opening night that he was HIV positive. He has since passed away.isaac butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07815094790605298884noreply@blogger.com