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Patricia L. Morin

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“Overlooked Latinas” Reveres Legendary Women—Streaming Rhino

“Overlooked Latinas” Reveres Legendary Women—Streaming Rhino

November 19, 2020 Patricia L. Morin

Banner photo: Tina D’Elia as Lupe Vélez Tina D’Elia Weaves Latina Activism into Comedy  by Patricia L. Morin The premise of “Overlooked Latinas” is brilliant. Tina D’Elia spotlights the political power of famous 1930s to 50s Latina movie stars in her gripping solo show about Angel, an aspiring lesbian TV writer. As the playwright,…

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“Thanksgiving Play” Spotlights U.S. Cluelessness—Streaming Left Edge

“Thanksgiving Play” Spotlights U.S. Cluelessness—Streaming Left Edge

November 18, 2020 Patricia L. Morin

Larissa Fasthorse Exposes Native American Genocide by Patricia L. Morin “The Thanksgiving Play” is a mind-stretching, satirical “Let’s learn that” tour through the false history of the indigenous people in America. Larissa Fasthorse portrays white Americans as phonies, unable to find a true self, or understand Native American culture. Director Jeanie K. Smith promotes a…

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“Art” Exposes Perils of Male Friendship—Streaming S.F. Playhouse

“Art” Exposes Perils of Male Friendship—Streaming S.F. Playhouse

November 17, 2020 Patricia L. Morin

Yasmina Reza Unmasks Ego & Vanity by Barry David Horwitz and Patricia L. Morin    Yasmina Reza’s “Art” (1994), translated by Christopher Hampton, took the theater world by storm—it’s a brazen attack on the value of abstract and overvalued paintings. As a French woman playwright, Reza has taken on the art world and male pretensions,…

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“The Flats” Builds Expectations of Disaster & Revelation—Streaming Aurora

“The Flats” Builds Expectations of Disaster & Revelation—Streaming Aurora

October 27, 2020 Patricia L. Morin

Gunderson, Smith, Spector Unfold Personal Crisis   by Patricia L. Morin Aurora Theatre has come up with an experimental, three-part, audio thriller called “The Flats”—part play and part character study. Three local playwrights and their director have collaborated on a drama centered on the terror of a looming world disaster—akin to what we face…

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