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Q Cinema, The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Opera, in conjunction with the city-wide More Life festival, invite you to attend a special screening of the HBO production of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America.

The story centers around Prior Walter (Justin Kirk) and Louis Ironson (Ben Shenkman), a gay couple that falls apart when Prior grows ill as a result of AIDS. But disease is not the only thing invading Prior’s life: He begins to have religious visions of an angel (Emma Thompson) announcing that he is a prophet. Louis, who doesn’t cope well with suggestions of mortality, leaves and starts a relationship with Joe Pitt (Patrick Wilson), a closeted Mormon who works for Roy Cohn (Al Pacino) — the real-life right-wing lawyer notorious for his ruthless behind-the-scenes machinations. Add in Joe’s depressed and hallucinating wife Harper (Mary Louise Parker), his determined but open-minded mother Hannah (Meryl Streep), a fierce drag queen/nurse named Belize (Jeffrey Wright) and you have a work of genuine power. The miniseries went on to win a staggering 11 Emmys and numerous other awards.

This film is not not rated but contains sexual situations, nudity, and strong language. 352 minutes

The Schedule:

• 2:00 PM – Part I: “Millennium Approaches” with two 10-minute intermissions
• 5:30 PM – Break for dinner. Wine, beer and light menu available for purchase in Modern Cafe
• 7:00 PM – Part II: “Perestroika” with two 10-minute intermissions
• 10:15 PM – Reception with the cast of the Angels in America opera at Esoterica, 941 Foch St.

Location: The Modern Art Museum Auditorium

Admission: FREE, but a $20.00 donation per guest would be greatly appreciated.

Reservations: Tickets may be reserved in advance by calling Tina Gorski at 817.849.2154 or e-mailing her at tgorski@themodern.org. Reserved tickets must be claimed by 1:45 PM on May 3 or they will be released for reissue. Any remaining tickets will be available at the Modern beginning at 1:00 PM the day of the event. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.