Occupy Wall Street protesters evicted from their permanent settlements could do a lot worse than visiting (or re-visiting) Anton Chekhov's class-conscious classic.
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Derby Day’ by Samuel Brett Williams
This searing new comedy-drama gallops across the stage in a world premiere from the Camisade Theatre Company.
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This "cinematic theatrical performance" juggles film and live action, present and past, and "reality" and fiction.
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Tableaux, comedic skits, and shout-outs coalesce into a funny and insightful all-female clown show at La Mama.
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Desperate for positive reinforcement, Annie doesn't even know what to do with herself when she gets some.
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What is it really like in occupied Zuccotti Park, ground zero for protest?
Read More »Concert Review: Clarion Music Society, New York City, 9/22/2011
Early music fans are used to hearing sacred texts set to music, and the religion is, of course, Christianity. Except when it isn't.
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Though legally abolished, slavery remains an unvanquished worldwide phenomenon.
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Under the cloud of smoke, we waited out the longest day of my life.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Pillow Book’ by Anna Moench
This powerful new work, inspired by the thousand-year-old Japanese literary classic, is well worth seeing – and getting a bit perplexed about.
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