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Because Me (But Who Am I?)
To find yourself, think for yourself…Socrates Because Me is the story of nine months in the life of 29-year-old Else as she tackles being out in the world on her own. Alice Johnson does an excellent...
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Gluten (It’s Out to Get You)
“I’ve learned a lot about good and evil. They are not always what they appear to be.” Charles Van Doren What is gluten? Gluten is everything in the world that may be dangerous or threatening, or even...
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Connected (in the age of technology)
Lonely people, in talking to each other, can make each other lonelier…Lillian Hellman The venue is a high school and the story is about relationships in the present technological environment…but it is...
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Like Money in the Bank and Other Stories
Perhaps too much of everything is as bad as too little—Edna Ferber The dichotomy of Like Money in the Bank lies in the fact that though it is well written by Jerry Polner, skillfully directed by Shana...
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Naked Brazilian and Others
There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique…Martha Graham When...
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Daddy Issues – Life Is Stranger Than Fiction
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. George Burns Based on real life situations and events, Marshall Goldberg has managed to seamlessly incorporate reality,...
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Chess Match No. 5
I do not want a sound to pretend that it’s a bucket or that it’s a president or that it’s in love with another sound, I just want it to be a sound. John Cage Chess Match No. 5 should, by all accounts,...
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Angels and Echoes
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. Dalai Lama Henry Naylor has written two works that are not only complex, but compelling. Among the myriad...
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The Hounds of War – A War That Rages Within Us All
“All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.” John Steinbeck The story takes place in the living room of an isolated house in the wild where Jim has moved his family in hopes of...
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The Essential Straight and Narrow (Antagonists or Protagonists – One and the...
“Life is not a dress rehearsal.” Rose Tremain It’s about games, both literal and figurative, 1970s country rock, reliving the past and moving forward into the here and now. It all takes place in a...
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Picture Ourselves in Latvia
If you think anyone is sane, you just don’t know enough about them…… Christopher Moore What is accomplished here with bare bones space and set is nothing short of a miracle. Billed as a comedy,...
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Strictly Dishonorable…And Thoroughly Delightful
It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious…Oscar Wilde How many synonyms are there for charming? Delightful, wonderful, amusing, enjoyable, enchanting…and...
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Mother – A Roller Coaster Ride
“Comedy is acting out optimism…” Robin Williams People are always amazed when they see a solo show that one person can memorize all those lines. It is even more remarkable when that one person writes...
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Less Than 50%…An Unromantic Comedy
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook…William James Would you want to relive any of your past relationships? All the good parts and the bad. Think about it. Maybe not. But that...
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I have reached an age when, if someone tells me to wear socks, I don’t have to. Albert Einstein Whether it’s your concept of what a “woman of a certain age” is all about or not this one woman show,...
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Naperville – More Than Life in the Suburbs
Life is really simple, but we make it complicated. Confucius Naperville is the story of individuals and events taking place in a café in a small suburban town in Illinois. It may or may not offer some...
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Delirium’s Daughters – A Dilemma
Love is a madness; if thwarted it develops fast…Mark Twain Everyone who watches television or reads the newspaper should be required to see Delirium’s Daughters. It is a splendid antidote to all the...
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Kitty’s Bound for Broadway
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt The definitions of “charm” include magic, allure and something that...
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Fulfillment…Never Assume
We simply assume that the way we see things is the way they really are or the way they should be…..Steven R. Covey The production of Fulfillment can only be described with the word “awesome” in its...
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Burnt House– Suspicion in the Aftermath of a Fire
Three things cannot be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth…Buddha It’s a daunting task to take new translations, as skillfully accomplished by Robert Greer, of two classic Strindberg works and...
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Last Call (Enough Is Enough)
All great changes are preceded by chaos…Deepak Chopra Energy is a double-edged sword. Energy unbridled is chaos. Energy focused is a remarkable thing to see. Terri Girvin in her one-woman show is a...
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