As we prepare to discuss Matthew Lopez's play, The Inheritance, this Wednesday, I'm grateful to Ken Jost for reminding me of an interview Lopez gave to the New York Times back in February on "What I Wanted to Say in 'The Inheritance'." Lots of good stuff, but this is perhaps my favorite passage: "In writing The Inheritance, I wanted to take my favorite novel and retell it in a way that its closeted author never felt free to do in his lifetime. I wanted to write a play that was true to my experience, my philosophy, my heart as a gay man who has enjoyed opportunities that were denied [E.M.] Forster. It was my attempt to explain myself to the world as a gay man of my particular generation."
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