When Words Mattered: Murray Mednick Interview, Part 2

Murray Mednick: "I was working as a waiter. Maybe it’s my age now and I’ve been through the mill. But, you know, I’m ok now… But it’s very important that theater arts, especially the avant-garde, the experimental side, be supported. To live and make a living at what you do is morally right." -- INTERVIEW BY GRAY PALMER

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Stealing From the Collection Plate: Sacred and Profane in Our Theater

"First Baptist Church was not, ultimately, my tabernacle. When I found my faith, it was a different kind; and although my churches' resources are nowhere near those of FBC, the services still often involve an audience, singing and listening to music, and speeches about the ephemeral, eternal and sacred. And there are still turds in the punchbowl." -- BY WILLIAM SALYERS

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‘Was it Rape Then’? In a Short Film, L.A. Women Leaders Use Shakespeare’s Words to Examine Rape Culture

"In the U.S. alone, 1 in 5 women will be a victim of rape in her lifetime. The film boldly draws attention to the largely glossed-over rape culture and portrays the women within it with strength and wisdom, adopting dialogue originally written for male roles as their own, channeling a strength and endurance that survivors hold. It also celebrates a wonderful intersection of the Los Angeles Theatre Community." -- by VANESSA CATE

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