Take Me Out | Essays and Criticism
- Darren Lemming's Character
Kelly is an instructor of English literature and composition. In the following essay, he examines why Darren Lemming remains a sympathetic character, despite his behavior in the play.
- Review by Allen Ellenzweig
In the following review, Ellenzweig explains that Take Me Out is about the quick turn to intolerance when a black baseball player announces he is gay. He also praises O’Hare’s performance as Mason, Greenberg’s “mouthpiece” for his obsession for baseball.
- Review and Interview by Steven Drukman
In the following review, Take Me Out is described as a microcosm of the nation, “plagued” with the same “social issues” experienced during the twentieth century. The essay ends with an interview with Greenberg, and he discusses “the mix of homosexuality and baseball” in his play.
- Baseball and Gay Politics
In the following essay, Lahr explains that Greenberg unites baseball with “gay politics.” He also adds that the play “suggests” there are “unknown” consequences, good and bad, in coming out.
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