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Letters 11-23-11
Here are some of the thoughtful and passionate letters you sent us recently. Feel free to comment on any of these letters below. If you wrote one of these and want to take credit, don't be shy - we're all friends here!
Emily writes:
Why is it that we don’t see many Christian fundamentalists or Tea Partiers taking part in the 99% Movement? Because of an alliance ...
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Residencies and pitches for SCPA students this week
Los Angeles-based SCPA alum Zina Camblin (you may have seen her on stage at Ensemble a few years back in the marvelous "String of Pearls") has 16 SCPA students pitching TV ideas to Warner Brothers TV on Tuesday and Thursday via Skype. It's the culmination of a six-week writing workshop. "It is a super exciting project that I am just starting up called "Reel Kids" ...
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Directors Competition is out, Artemis’ Aberrant Reflections in at NET
New Edgecliff exec director Michael Shooner sighs, "We’ve discovered that there simply is not the critical mass of local directors necessary to sustain” Cincinnati Directors Competition so -- bye-bye.Despite being "Still a terrific idea," Shooner says, "it's just not well-matched to this market.” Filling the March 9-12 slot, 2010 Cincy Fringe Festival entry “Aberrant Reflections on the Barbarism of You & I”, with New Edgecliff ...
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Human Race sets 25th anniversary season and has Cincinnati actors in current Twelfth Night
A trio of Cincinnati actors are braving the winter drive to Dayton to provide onstage support in the Human Race production of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “Twelfth Night,” with the tale of mistaken identity, misguided romance and miscreants plotting nefarious schemes will be set in 1920s America instead of ancient Illyria. (Listen for George Gershwin, Fats Waller -- “if music be the food of ...
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Arts news, nationally, internationally — and worth knowing
The Louisville Courier-Journal's Elizabeth Kramer reports the revival of the culture wars: The Republican Study Committee (headed by U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio) delivered its Spending Reduction Plan that "seeks to cut $2.5 trillion from the federal budget, including funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Last year, the two received $167.5 million." Kentucky Senator Rand Paul ...
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Audio: War Is A Lie on David Feldman Comedy Radio
War Is A Lie on David Feldman Comedy Radio
David Swanson, author of War Is A Lie, talks about Libya. Along with Robert Smigel, Mark Thompson, Andy Caploe, Jackie Kashian, Chris Pina and Jane Edith Wilson.Written by Steve Rosenfield, Ben Zelevansky, Mark Thompson, Kevin Rooney, Robert Smigel and Andy Caploe. War Is A Lie can be purchased by going to WarIsALie.org
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What’s up with Theresa Rebeck?
San Francisco’s Magic Theatre presents the world premiere of Theresa Rebeck's “What We're Up Against” through March 6. Cincinnati native Rebeck’s latest is described as a laugh-out-loud comedy about men, women, and survival in the workplace. According to the press release, Magic's collaboration with Rebeck began after its 2009 production of her “Mauritius.” (Produced locally by Ensemble Theatre.) Rebeck offered to hold an evening of ...
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“War Is A Lie” Book Tour Coming to Baltimore
Here's a poster/flyer: PDF
David Swanson to Discuss, Sign Copies of "War Is A Lie" in Baltimore, Md.
January 10, 2011
7:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins Bookstore
3330 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 662-5850
Cosponsors:
Pledge of Resistance Baltimore
Chesapeake Citizens
Voters for Peace
Progressive Democrats of America/Maryland
Generations for Peace and Democracy
"David Swanson’s War Is A Lie may be the most comprehensive antiwar statement available in the English language." — Kevin Young
"Not ...
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Former NFL safety Bo Eason brings his one-man show to Miami on Feb 9
The pro football season gets a short extension in southwest Ohio. Former NFL safety Bo Eason comes to Miami University with his one-man show ”Runt of the Litter” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 in Hall Auditorium. “Runt” is based loosely on Eason’s life, family, and career. When a knee injury ended his career with the Houston Oilers, Eason developed an ...