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World premiere love story ‘Arrival & Departure’ features Deaf and hearing actors
July 17, 2018In Stephen Sachs reinterpretation, Sam, a Deaf man (Troy Kotsur), and Emily, a hard-of-hearing woman (Deanne Bray), two married strangers, meet by chance in a New York City subway station. Their casual friendship evolves over the...
Read moreHopefully ‘Cabaret’ will seem dated some day, but we’re nowhere there yet
July 10, 2018Cabaret entertains mightily, with remarkably good singing-actor voices, as its chilling messages creep into your bones.
Read moreInterracial unity ends discriminatory ‘Mexican Day’ at L.A.’s Bimini Baths
June 27, 2018It was a gift to experience this trilogy in all its historical, cultural and artful depth.
Read more‘Slaughter City’: Class struggle meets ‘Twilight Zone’
June 27, 2018This proletarian drama has a vibe similar to HBO’s Westworld series: Although its flesh and blood assembly line laborers are no androids, they are indeed all-too-human.
Read more‘The Humans’: 2016 Tony Award-winning Best Play dissects American social decline
June 26, 2018Maybe just zeroing in on the problems of an inhumane society is enough to stir the conscience.
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