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9/11

Theater Review: Happy Medium Theatre’s “Dying City” — Inventive Intimacy

Happy Medium Theatre’s powerful production is a testament to how the artists in our area are triumphing over the economic adversity.

By: Ian Thal Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: 9/11, Christopher Shinn, Dying City, Happy Medium Theatre, Iraq, Kiki Samko, Michael Underwood

Theater Review: Gloucester Stage Company’s “Sweet and Sad” — Subtle to a Fault

Richard Nelson does not compel us to pay attention to his characters’ psychological disclosures, and his reluctance to underline is refreshing.

By: Robert Israel Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: 9/11, Apple Family Plays, Gloucester Stage Company, Richard Nelson, Sweet and Low

Book Review: Charles D’Ambrosio’s “Loitering” — Slam-Bang Ghost Stories

Charies D’Ambrosio’s short fiction collections were finalists for major awards, but it is his essays that I return to again and again.

By: Ted Kehoe Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: 9/11, Charles D'Ambrosio, essays, Holden Caulfield, journalism, Loitering: New & Collected Essays, Mary Kay Letorneau, Ted Kehoe, Tin House

Theater Interview: 9/11, Live Drama, and the Courage to Look God in the Eye

9/11 has inspired a number of movies and TV documentaries, but theater works about the event are rare. What are dramatists and theater companies afraid of?

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Books, Theater Tagged: 9/11, Central Square Theater, Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero, Helen Whitney, In the Name of God, Nora Theatre Company, PBS/Frontline, Peter-Adrian Cohen

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