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Two performers sitting on stage in costume, an older woman on a couch and a younger woman cross legged on a chair.
Interview with Maria Striar
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Interview with Maria Striar

23 January 2011

Andy Bragen talks with Clubbed Thumb co-founder Maria Striar on her experience as a theatre administrator commissioning and producing new works.

Two actors, a man and a woman, sit on a couch admiring an object.
A Lover's Guide to American Playwrights
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A Lover's Guide to American Playwrights

Horton Foote

23 January 2011

Todd London celebrates Horton Foote's body of work and the impact of memories on both his plays and his life.

A man poses in the center of a group of children, all looking at the camera.
Writing About Myself
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Writing About Myself

23 January 2011

Playwright Dan O'Brien discusses the intersection between the personal and the political, and his findings which indicate that the most compelling stories come from the lives of others.

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