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Jon Marans’ “home sick,” Story of Family, Trauma and Memory, Gets Bay Area Reading April 27

Jon Marans’ “home sick,” Story of Family, Trauma and Memory, Gets Bay Area Reading April 27

Apr 17, 2019

Pulitzer Prize finalist Jon Marans’ new four-character play home sick – an American haunting is the latest script getting developed in Alma Theatre Company’s Fresh, Raw and Wild Equity Staged Reading Series in San Francisco. Cristina Anselmo directs the drama of reunited sisters confronting the truth of their childhood memories.

Marans was a 1996 Pulitzer Prize finalist … Read Full Article→

In “Small Jokes About Monsters,” Playwright Steven Strafford Imagines “What Ifs” of Family History

In “Small Jokes About Monsters,” Playwright Steven Strafford Imagines “What Ifs” of Family History

Feb 19, 2019

Humor is the unexpected thread that holds together compelling elements of sexual trauma, family memory, addiction and legacy in Steven Strafford’s arresting new ensemble play Small Jokes About Monsters, currently getting an acclaimed and extended storefront-style staging at suburban Chicago’s 16th Street Theater. Under the direction of Kristina Valada-Viars, it plays Jan. 10-Feb. 23, … Read Full Article→