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About fifteen minutes into Duncan Pflaster‘s play, The Empress of Sex, currently showing as part of the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, a dramatic crisis point is reached. A character, Pistos, has confessed to being in love with one of his paramours, Neara. In accord with the rules of the community of which he is a ... Read The Full Article...
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In The Wilderness written by John Kearns is a multi-layered play highlighting the struggles of the students and faculty of St. Philomena’s High School as they try to make their way through their own wilderness of the South Bronx in 1987. It is powered by two strong themes: the myth of Sisyphus (rolling his boulder up the ... Read The Full Article...
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Strap in folks, and get ready for Pageant Princess, The Musical – a live-action version of that reality show train wreak, Toddlers & Tiaras – only this show is set to music and the girls on the runway are a little taller than knee-high. But fans of the controversial reality show which runs on ... Read The Full Article...
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How do you know when you’re safe? Is it when you’re home? Or when your loved ones are around you? What about when you were a teen … how did you know it then? There’s no doubt that being a teen-aged girl is a minefield and without the right road map a young girl will ... Read The Full Article...
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Ever been in a dead end job and it seemed like you were going nowhere? Everyday the same routine? Well the title characters of the play Ye Elizabeths have been doing just that for the last several years – and they couldn’t be happier. They work as reenactors for the Old Salem Township Living History ... Read The Full Article...
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“You know what my watchword is? The phrase I live by?” asks Kathleen LaRoche, the self-reliant doctor-mother character in Jonathan Wallace‘s new play, A Brief History of Thyme. “Only connect,” she says, quoting E.M. Forster. She is in high earnest when she shares this information with Madson, the central character, her daughter’s older, roommate-cum-lover. ... Read The Full Article...
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There are several things we love around here. We love the terrific Kathleen Warnock whose name pops up on THM from time to time because she is an amazing playwright, a fantastic person, and someone I’m proud to know. Kathleen has that rare talent of being able to share her spirit in words that are ... Read The Full Article...
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(un)missed connections Benefiting: GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Produced/Written by Mark-Eugene Garcia Directed by Rodrigo Bolanos “(un)missed connections is a modern drama, a brief glimpse into the lives of eight strangers, brought together through chance – and Craigslist. It’s about being at the right place at the right time, or wrong ... Read The Full Article...
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See Bob Run Benefiting: RAINN Produced by Dancing Torero Productions Written by Daniel MacIvor Directed by David Gautschy “A dark and edgy dramedy about a young woman hitchhiking across the Canadian prairies. Determined to meet her estranged Father at the water, Bob is talkative, paranoid and full of secrets. Told through direct address, monologues ... Read The Full Article...
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Smacker and the Highway Benefiting: Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services Corporation (GCNSSC) Produced by Waving Cat Productions Written by Hope Weiner Directed by Molly Ballerstein “America is undergoing a facelift, and anything that is regarded as ugly or undesirable is being put out to pasture. Internal migration has reached its highest levels as the ... Read The Full Article...
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Naked Brazilian Benefiting: United Nations Environment Programme Written and Performed by Gustavo Pace Directed by Lou Liberatore “Struggling against his father’s wishes to become a lawyer, a young man journeys from Rio to NYC to fulfill his own dreams to become a clown.” Show Times: Tues 6/5/12 – 6:00pm Fri 6/8/12 – 8:30pm Sun ... Read The Full Article...
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The Closet Benefiting: WIN [Women in Need] Produced by LifeDream Productions Written by Amy Gray Piper Directed by Melissa Skirboll “Ruth thought she buried her past, but in a series of conversations with her long-dead mother, she struggles to hold onto her illusions before being forced to remember the truth. We watch as her fragile ... Read The Full Article...
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