Posts Tagged ‘Theater’

No Small Fry

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When the going gets tough, this teacher goes to the Comic Strip Live Theater. Jack Freiberger’s new solo show, They Call Me Mister Fry, is a love letter to teachers, based on the true story of his first year as a 5th-grade teacher in South Central Los Angeles. Written by and starring Freiberger, this work
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Making Her Mark at Miller

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When George Steel left as executive director of Miller Theater in 2008 to head the Dallas Opera—he now is running New York City Opera—no one needed to look far for his replacement. Melissa Smey, the Miller’s general manager for eight years, became its new director, and she will continue programming the theater’s unusual mix of
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Summer Guide 2009: Theater

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Marathon 2009 After 31 years, Ensemble Studio Theatre’s one-act play festival is still going strong, with options ranging from the economy to a showdown between a nun and her most rebellious student. If unproven talent gets you down, the E.S.T. Festival is for you during the summer months. (May 22 to June 27, E.S.T., 549
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Theater, Life and What Comes Next

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There is much to savor in Reflections: An Evening of Short Plays, currently running at Theatre Row’s Lion Theater. Presented by The Resonance Ensemble, the program is partly inspired by Samuel Beckett and Thornton Wilder, and offers world premieres of Ian Strasfogel’s Compromise, Alvin Eng’s Their Town and Michael Feingold’s What Happened Then , with
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