Ed Rampell
LATEST ARTICLES BY Ed Rampell
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“The Summit:” Adventure, death, jaw-dropping cinematography
October 9, 2013The Summit provokes many questions, but should appeal to aficionados of adventure (in particular mountaineering).
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“Awake and Sing!”: Classic proletarian theater, so timely
September 27, 2013Newcomers to the work of Clifford Odets, the Group Theatre's greatest dramatist, as well as longtime fans familiar with this avatar of proletarian theater, are in for a treat at North Hollywood's Lonny Chapman Theatre.
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Che Guevara of antiquity on stage in “Prometheus Bound”
September 10, 2013Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound is this southern California theater season's exceptional undertaking of transcendent artistry with insight into and about the human condition and spirit.
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“Red”: Abstract art’s odd couple makes great drama
August 29, 2013John Logan's multiple Tony Award-winning Red is a theatrical time machine that transports audiences back to those heady days when abstract expressionism was the vogue.
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“Nickel and Dimed” – rich drama of working poor
August 19, 2013The crisis of capitalism has led to a glorious rebirth of left-leaning theatre: Nickel and Dimed is one of this dissident wave's finest, most compelling dramas.
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“The Assassination of Leon Trotsky: A Comedy”: What??
July 17, 2013Lefcourt's cream pie in the face of the old Bolshevik is Trotsky's second assassination.
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“Winter in the Blood”: compelling Native American drama
July 9, 2013Winter in the Blood is a compelling, no-holds-barred look the impact of conquest, genocide and displacement
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“American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs”
July 3, 2013This radical icon remains full of grace: Bogged down she's not, as she remains ready for the revolution, whatever form it may take.
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