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Act One Radio Drama – June 13, 2004

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Tonight Presenting:Home Sweet Home by the Porchlight storytelling sensation. Porchlight, the popular San Francisco stand-up storytelling phenomenon from Cafe du Nord makes its live debut on KPFA with original tales by those who lived the stories. Tonight: stories about twins, Jim Jones, and finding a long lost mother. Hosted by Bonnie Simmons and Susan Stone … Continued

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Act One Radio Drama – June 6, 2004

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Coming Out Against Empire When local artists, activists, poets, and politicians were asked by City Lights Bookstore of San Francisco to deconstruct the idea of empire, they spoke of their concerns and articulated visions that went beyond the marketplace and battlefield in this electrifying gathering on May l, 2004.

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Act One Radio Drama – May 16, 2004

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The Waldorf Conference Hollywood. 1947. 48 of the most powerful men in America meet in secrecy in a suite at New York’s plush Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and launch a witchhunt for communists within the movie industry. Tonight’s story is based upon the 1950s McCarthy-inspired Blacklist era, a time which has been chronicled many times from the … Continued

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Act One Radio Drama – April 25, 2004

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The Crucible by Arthur MillerThis classic is about the witch-hunts and trials in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts, and 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. Starring Richard Dreyfuss and Stacy Keach.

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Act One Radio Drama – April 18, 2004

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Tonight presenting: Mrs. Klein by Nicholas Wright, starring Julie Harris, JoBeth Williams, and Lindsay Crouse. In 1934, the son of Britain’s most controversial psychoanalyst was reported killed in a climbing accident. There were no witnesses. The play speculates whether Mrs. Klein was a devoted mother, or monster, who used her psychoanalytic skills to drive her … Continued

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Act One Radio Drama – April 11, 2004

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The Young Man From Atlanta by Horton Foote In 1950’s Houston, an affluent couple is transformed by tragedy when their son dies under mysterious circumstances, and the husband loses his job of 40 years. Shirley Knight recreates her Tony-nominated performance in the 1995 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama.