Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Japanese-American musical ‘Allegiance’ with George Takei earns fan loyalty
March 26, 2018Allegiance represents a kind of foundational narrative for the Japanese-American community as Fiddler on the Roof is to Jews.
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‘The Invention of Morel’: A new operatic sci-fi take on eternal life
March 23, 2018This is not just a metaphysical sci-fi voyage into the unknown, and not just a mediation on mortality, but very much a commentary on our own times and conditions.
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‘Engaging Shaw,’ an intellectual comedy about Fabian Society socialists and their marriages
March 22, 2018"Engaging Shaw" is generally a playful mental exercise that turns over some of the most established rules of society and asks that we “engage” with their less pretty underside.
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World premiere of “An Undivided Heart” about church abuse and tainted water
March 20, 2018The play shares some common ground with "Doubt, A Parable," which took on the question of how much and what kind of proof do we require to act on our suspicions.
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Workers’ Congress in Los Angeles recommits to ‘inseparable’ resistance
March 16, 2018"Our issues are inseparable, our futures are inseparable, we are inseparable, and today's work is finding how we all win in 2018."
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“The Madres”: One family’s story of Argentina’s “disappeared”
March 15, 2018What if your kids were disappearing, and all you hear is, “We’re ensuring democracy for future generations: Love of country, unity of the people, the same mind, the same values?”
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Three world premiere plays in L.A.: Jackie, The Alamo, and Superman
March 7, 2018"The Cape and the Klan" is based on the true story of a conscientious reporter who went undercover on a mission to infiltrate and expose the KKK.
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The huddled masses take refuge in new L.A. play “The New Colossus”
March 5, 2018Ultimately, we are prompted to ask, Who are we as a nation right now? Where do we come from? What values moved us to get here, and which ones hold us together?
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