Stonewall forever.

• Author: Krayewski, Ed
• Position: Briefly Noted - 'Hit the Wall' - Brief article - Theater review

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Public opinion is shifting dramatically in favor of gay marriage, evidenced in a few high profile national politicians recently announcing that their views on the issue have "evolved," as well as the reaction to a pair of gay marriage related cases heard by the Supreme Court in March. A propitious time, then, for a play revisiting the 1969 Stonewall riots, the flash point that touched off the national gay rights movement.

Ike Holter's Hit the Wall (at the Barrow Street Theater in New York City through July 7) could have heavy handedly stressed contemporary political parallels, but it...