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January 01, 1990 - October 07, 2012 + Opening the Curtain
The Magic of Polaroid 
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab110607the_magic_of_polaroi
Remember the magic of Polaroid cameras? Unlike the camera on your iPhone, there was that satisfying, mechanical ker-chunk as the photo spit itself out like...
A Desire for Honesty
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab110531a_desire_for_honesty
Kate Fodor's play 100 Saints You Should Know is all about longing -- for faith, intimacy, a real connection with your child, and perhaps most...
Spotlight on LA
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab110524spotlight_on_la
For a couple of weeks in June, and perhaps for the first time ever, LA will be the center of the American Theater! No really!...
Fleck's Madness
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab110517flecks_madness
Depending on your politics and artistic tastes, John Fleck is either famous or infamous as being one of what was called "The NEA Four..."
Sorry, Charlie
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So you work at some high-powered consulting firm...burning the candle at both ends…You're in a bit of trouble, took advantage of a situation and now...
Stage Stars
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God of Carnage is the story of two couples who come together after their children have gotten into a little playground rumpus.
The Merchant of Venice Goes to Wall Street
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It's been part of the drill for centuries for directors to stage Shakespeare in exotic locales and different time periods. As You Like It in...
The Joys of Simulated Nudity
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You sit down to see Jane Anderson's new play The Escort. The lights go down, a luscious red curtain opens and there is a beautiful,...
History Plays
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Theater is so damn...ephemeral...We can still experience a Michelangelo sculpture, still read James Joyce, but an ancient Greek tragedy performed by ancient Greeks...
Head in the Oven
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab110329head_in_the_oven
On February 11, 1963, Sylvia Plath turned her gas oven on and opened the door. She carefully placed wet rags under the door to the...
Natural History Theater
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ab/ab110322natural_history_thea
There's a lot of Tennessee Williams in Los Angeles right now. The great Southern playwright would be 100 this week and as a posthumous birthday...
Laughter, Catharsis and a Side of Gore
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So the Greeks, well Aristotle really, argued that one of the reasons to go to the theater was to experience catharsis, literally, a kind of...
Quixote's Misfortune Is Not His Imagination
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During Argentina's "dirty war" in the 1970's, the state imprisoned dissidents and other undesirables, including many artists. For some, their treatment was extreme. They were...
Camino Real
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It’s not politically correct for a theater person to say that they hate Tennessee Williams. Well “hate” might be a little strong, but l...
33 Variations
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The heart of Moises Kaufman’s new play “33 Variations” comes about 2/3 of the way through. The audience finds themselves alone with Beethoven and...
