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CRUSH Preview: “A chaotic scramble through the teenage years”

I sat down with Hannah Eggleton, Director & Writer of CRUSH, to talk power, performance, and the making of her debut full-length play, premiering at The North Wall. Presented by...

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Doctor Zhivago: The banned book the CIA smuggled across the Iron Curtain

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CRUSH Preview: “A chaotic scramble through the teenage years”

Telling stories about telling stories: Previewing ‘The Antipodes’

A Pelican Crossing Somewhere on Green Dragon Lane

Doctor Zhivago: The banned book the CIA smuggled across the Iron Curtain

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