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Theatre

Host and Guest

Jane Horwitz and Trey Graham discuss this performance based on the epic poem by Vazha Pshavela which tells the story of two men, a Muslim and a Christian, who befriend each other despite their cultures' long-standing feud.

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Film

Appaloosa

Jennice Fuentes and Jane Horwitz discuss this Western about two hired gunmen who arrive to clean up the Old West town Appaloosa. While bringing order to the town, the gunmen encounter a widow who disrupts their plans and threatens to destroy their decades-old bond. The film stars Ed Harris, Jeremy Irons, Viggo Mortensen and Renee Zellweger.

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Theatre

The Underpants

Jennice Fuentes and Trey Graham discuss this performance of Steve Martin's adaptation of the turn-of-the-century farce, "The Underpants." In this comedic look at politics, sex, and feminism, a government clerk's wife who accidently drops her unmentionables at a parade find themselves at the center of a public scandal.

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Theatre

Romeo and Juliet

Trey Graham reviews this performance of Shakespeare's tragic love story which features the Elizabethan tradition of an all-male cast.

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Art

Black Box: Semiconductor

Peter Winant reviews this moving-image exhibition featuring works by Semiconductor - artists Ruth Jarman and Joseph Gerhardt.

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