izzy, since her troubles are forgotten when she is high. Mimi wishes that she could find a bar so dark [she could] forget how her life has been destroyed by being HIV positive and even further killed by using drugs.This show has a handful of faggots, lezzies, dykes, cross dressers, too. There is a lesbian couple consisting of Maureen Johnson, a drama queen, and Joanne Jefferson, a public interest lawyer. They publicly kiss and have episodes leaving most of the audience feeling a bit uncomfortable. Maureen presents a performance piece against commercial development and in support of aid to the homeless titled leap of faith. There are those in the play who are not so sympathetic to the homeless. Benjamin Coffin III, a former roommate, married well enough to become the landlord of the building they all once lived in. He claims to a bum to move over [and] get [his] ass of [a] Range Rover, even though that attitude towards the homeless [was] just what Maureen was protesting against. Even though there are characters, such as Angel and Collins who rescue a homeless woman from police harassment, the homeless are hardly grateful. They feel as if people are just trying to use [them] to kill [their] guilt, but can you really blame them for the negative tone? Making it through the night, since it [was] beginning to snow, and having enough money to eat are just two of the daily worries. They often realize that no ones buying their used goods, which makes them feel like crying. Even though it is the holiday season they have no sleighbells, no Santa Claus, no yule log, no tinsel, no holly, no hearth, [and] no Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. These are all things that we have and take for granted. It makes you think what is really important at Christmastime. Finally, we have Mark Cohen, Rogers roommate, who carries around a video camera for practically the entire performance. He is the only person who is not a homosexual, a junkie, homel...
