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Bertolt Brecht’s Marxist masterpiece ‘Caucasian Chalk Circle’ in stunning production
July 17, 2019German poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) changed 20th-century drama with his notion of “epic theater."
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‘The Ruling Clawss’: Redfield provides proletarian humor to the ‘Daily Worker’
July 17, 2019"What he is doing is reflecting the honest disdain of the workers for the pathetic upper classes."
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Ohio’s defiant Communist, Anna Hass Morgan
July 15, 2019“To have joined the party was the greatest thing that happened in my life because it is like opening your eyes when before you were blind, and you can never, never go back."
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The anti-fascist art of Otto Dix and George Grosz
July 11, 2019Almost 80 years after the outbreak of World War II, it is worth remembering two German artists whose work was dedicated to the fight against fascism and war.
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‘Scraps’: A forceful play about slavery’s legacy in West Coast premiere
July 10, 2019The New York Times review called Inoa “a playwright to watch.” Time Out New York called her “a passionate new voice screaming to be heard.”
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