Every Act of Life

Terrence McNally was a playwright. He wrote for sixty years. He wrote plays and musicals for Broadway. He won four Tony Awards. The documentary tells his life. The times behind his writing come into it. The fight for gay rights is part of the film. McNally talks about coming out of addiction. Later in life he found the person he loved. The film also asks where inspiration comes from. A great many people from the theatre speak, F. Murray Abraham and Christine Baranski among them. There are excerpts from the plays as well. It premiered at Tribeca in 2018. Jeffrey Kaufman wrote and directed the ninety three minute film, an American production finished in 2018.