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Mrs. Warren’s Professionby George Bernard Shaw An expose of the moral bankruptcy and hypocrisy of modern capitalist society of the times. A Cambridge-educated high-flyer sees herself as the embodiment of The Modern Woman, until her mother shows up.
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The Broadway Musical. Host Richard Wolinsky is joined by former San Francisco Chronicle critic Gerald Nachman to discuss the musical theater on Broadway. Engineered by Vini Beacham.
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Tonight, presenting: LaborFest: 70 Years, and the Struggle Continues. Since the San Francisco General Strike of 1934, there have been monumental gains in labor conditions citywide, and nationwide. LaborFest, the annual month-long celebration in music, spoken word and performance of America’s labor history, is highlighted tonight. (2nd of 2 parts)
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LaborFest: 70 Years, and the Struggle Continues. Since the San Francisco General Strike of 1934, there have been monumental gains in labor conditions citywide, and nationwide. LaborFest, the annual month-long celebration in music, spoken word and performance of America’s labor history, is highlighted tonight. (Susan Stone, and Radio theater programming returns September 5)
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Tonight presenting: Dugout: Warboy and the Backboard Blues Drawing upon his childhood memories of West Texas, artist, musician and writer Terry Allen has created this magical, multi- layered evening in the tradition of Southern storytelling. As Allen explains: "Dugout is a love story: an investigation into how memory is invented." Featuring Jo Harvey Allen, Richard … Continued
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Tonight Presenting: Hotel Oubliette. Inspired by the memoirs of released American hostages, this play explores what happens when two emotionally disconnected men are chained to a post with an endless amount of time stretching before them. Deprived of both their freedom and the trappings of what has defined them as successful, powerful males, they finally … Continued
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Tonight, presenting: Chapter Two by Neil Simon. Comedy and pathos mingle brilliantly in Neil Simon’s portrait of a widowed New York novelist who fears he may never love again, and has no interest in dating. Neither does smart, attractive Jennie Malone, who has just returned from getting a Mexican divorce. A grudging five- minute meeting … Continued
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The Caine-Mutiny Court Martial by Herman Wouk This acclaimed World War II psychological courtroom drama was the sensation of 1954. The play reveals the destructive madness of Lt. Commander Queeg, and his questionable behavior aboard the USS Caine Mutiny during a typhoon in the Pacific.
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The Crucible by Arthur Miller This classic play about the witch hunts and trials in 17th century Salem is a searing portrait of a community engulfed by hysteria. Written in 1952, it mirrors the anti-communist hysteria that held the United States in its grip.
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Fathers and Sons by Franz Kafka, Eric Bauersfeld reads 5 short works; The Cavemen in the Hedges by Stacey Richter, and Crunchtimesby Fran Dyson.
