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April 26th @ 8pm
Ian Thal hosts a staged reading of his play, "Total War", at Cambridge's Outpost 186.
"Total War" is a five-act play set at a Catholic university where the student newspaper has published a Holocaust denial advertisement. While faculty and staff attempt to show solidarity with the small Jewish community on campus, an anarchist-cell using the nom-de-guerre of “Total War” begins a campaign of guerrilla art attacks before a predictable dialogue on free speech and religious pluralism can begin.
"Total War" was recently named a semi-finalist in the 2009 Dorothy Silver Playwriting Competition. The reading is an opportunity both for the author to develop the play through listening and for an audience to experience a stripped-down version of a work-in-progress. A talk-back will follow the reading.
Outpost 186
186 1/2 Hampshire Street
Cambridge, MA
ianthal.blogspot.com/2009/04...war.html
Ian Thal hosts a staged reading of his play, "Total War", at Cambridge's Outpost 186.
"Total War" is a five-act play set at a Catholic university where the student newspaper has published a Holocaust denial advertisement. While faculty and staff attempt to show solidarity with the small Jewish community on campus, an anarchist-cell using the nom-de-guerre of “Total War” begins a campaign of guerrilla art attacks before a predictable dialogue on free speech and religious pluralism can begin.
"Total War" was recently named a semi-finalist in the 2009 Dorothy Silver Playwriting Competition. The reading is an opportunity both for the author to develop the play through listening and for an audience to experience a stripped-down version of a work-in-progress. A talk-back will follow the reading.
Outpost 186
186 1/2 Hampshire Street
Cambridge, MA
ianthal.blogspot.com/2009/04...war.html
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Re: A reading of my edgy Jewish play
Sun, April 26, 2009 - 11:25 PMThe play was actually picketed, by a guy wrapped in a Palestinian flag! The play doesn't even deal with the Middle East conflict! -
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Re: A reading of my edgy Jewish play
Mon, April 27, 2009 - 5:46 PM
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Re: A reading of my edgy Jewish play
Wed, May 27, 2009 - 9:25 AMHow extraordinarily interesting! I'll next take a look at what you learned through the reading itself.
I wish you great success with your endeavor. : ) -
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Re: A reading of my edgy Jewish play
Thu, May 28, 2009 - 4:16 AMThanks, Skylar.
That would be at: ianthal.blogspot.com/2009/04...ned.html
I'm in rewrites right now and they seem to be going quite well-- so it was a great part of the process!
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Re: A reading of my edgy Jewish play
Tue, October 6, 2009 - 8:35 AMOctober 11th,8pm:
Outpost 186
186 1/2 Hampshire Street
Cambridge, MA
ianthal.blogspot.com/2009/09...tal.html
Last time Ian Thal staged a reading of his play, Total War, at Cambridge’s Outpost 186, the event was picketed by a lone protester with several signs and placards who accosted both audience and actors as they arrived.
Despite the provocations, which included a number of anti-Semitic chants, Thal regarded the evening a success, as it allowed him the opportunity to present a stripped down reading of the play and make plans for a rewrite of a play that had already been named a semi-finalist in the 2009 Dorothy Silver Playwriting Competition.
Total War is a five-act play set at a Catholic university where the student newspaper has published a Holocaust denial advertisement. Before faculty, students, and staff can begin the expected dialogue on free speech and religious pluralism, an anarchist-cell using the nom de guerre of “Total War” begins a campaign of guerrilla art attacks.