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A Yom Kippur question for Spinoza
Did Spinoza fast on Yom Kippur?
On Yom Kippur, I couldn't help wondering: How did Spinoza feel about being barred from the observation of this day, the most holy in the Jewish calendar?
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Idiopathic's "Ivona' at the Fringe Festival
I kiss your hand (and other Polish delusions of the '30s)
With Ivona, Witold Gombrowicz courageously lampooned the pretentiousness of Poland's upper class just before the Nazis took over.
Ivona, Princess of Burgundia. By Witold Gombrowicz; Tina Brock directed. Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium production September 5-23, 2012 at Walnut Street Theatre's Studio 5, 825 Walnut St. (215) 285-0472 or www.idiopathicridiculopathyconsortium.org.
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"Poetry Brothel' at Live Arts Festival
Why didn‘t Emily Dickinson think of this?
In the best of all worlds, we'd get our kicks from poetry instead of sex. That's what happened one night at the Live Arts Festival.
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"Next to Normal' in Pottstown
What does Next to Normal really mean?
This musical about a family coping with bipolar disorder won a Pulitzer on Broadway, but it takes on added meaning when seen in the intimacy of a 90-seat loft theatre.
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"Rent' Sing-along at Bryn Mawr
Another side of Rent
Combining a Rent Sing-Along with La Bohème is a good idea. Combining it with Angels in America would be downright inspired.
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"Angels in America' at the Wilma
America through an AIDS prism, 20 years later
AIDS was such a serious business when Angels opened 20 years ago that Tony Kushner's humor often escaped his audiences. Blanka Zizka's excellent Wilma cast lets us laugh without guilt.
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Wilson's "Seven Guitars' at People's Light
We are the world: Post-war, but pre-Civil Rights
August Wilson's long and rich character study about a group of friends and lovers in post-war Pittsburgh receives a superb revival at People's Light.
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Walking Fish Theatre's "Three Wishes'
Up the organization
Gerald van Wilgen's spirited spoof of corporate life provides a refreshing reminder of the Fringe Festival's original mission: to provide a local showcase of offbeat fun and (decidedly adult) games.
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"New Jerusalem': Another side of Spinoza's story (2nd commentary)
Spinoza and his community: The other side of the story
No question, Baruch Spinoza was a heroic figure who stood up courageously for his principles. So were St. Thomas More, Joan of Arc, Galileo and other heroes of “test of faith” drama. But so was my marrano ancestor who was undoubtedly present at Spinoza's excommunication.
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"Red-Eye to Havre de Grace' at Live Arts Festival
Once upon a midnight dreary
Edgar Allan Poe, that master of the macabre, couldn't tell the best story of all: his own mental disintegration and collapse. But Thaddeus Phillips and his team could, and did.
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