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“Erections, Ejaculations,Exhibitions and General Tales of Ordinary Madness.”

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Charles Bukowski, born on August 16, 1920, was an influential American poet. Known for his unique style and profound depiction of the lives of the underclass in America, he is considered one of the representatives of the Beat Generation. more

“Any play that makes an audience think out of the box, that makes connections to life and names our pain and by doing so makes our pain subject to thinking and the process of understanding, is doing something inherently political. By promoting understanding, by putting experience in context, by making connections between the normal and the rational, theatre is an act of anti-terrorism. It stimulates courage and a survival spirit. In that sense of political, there are a lot of serious plays doing their work in the world.”

Thinking World Play Pain Political Spirit Names Process Understanding Audience Subjects Serious Normal Survival Connections Boxes Terrorism Theatre Rational Promoting Anti Terrorism

Author:John Lahr

“Questions about political theatre always overlook America's most powerful and effective political theatre, which is always thriving: the American musical. The politics is conservative but, to my mind, effective and insidious.”

Mind America Political Powerful Musical Conservative Theatre Most Powerful Insidious

Author:John Lahr

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