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BENT Being Cruel When Love Is A Scary Thing

BENT
Being Cruel
When Love Is A Scary Thing

August 18, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Spoiler Alert: Some Plot Details Revealed Cruelty comes in different forms. We can’t escape the obvious in BENT: the unimaginable inhumane cruelty of The Nazi Party towards Gays and Jews. Yet, we see more than the Nazi’s cruelty in this brilliantly acted, honest, heart-wrenching, and inspiring play (written by Martin Sherman and directed by Moises …

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Being Cruel
When Love Is A Scary Thing
Immediate Family The Way Things are "Supposed to Be," But Aren't

IMMEDIATE FAMILY
The Way Things Are
“Supposed To Be,” But Aren’t

April 27, 2015 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Paul Oakley Stovall’s Immediate Family, directed by Phylicia Rashad, is now playing at the Mark Taper Forum. Don’t miss this sensitive, very funny, and oh-so-real depiction of a family coming to grips with things not going as expected. And, even more importantly, the people they love not being who they thought they were. They fight …

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The Way Things Are
“Supposed To Be,” But Aren’t

Inspiration

“We come to Film and TV to find our hidden stories. If we look deeply into a character’s psyche, there is much to see about ourselves.”

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