That Almost Unnameable Lust (NHB Modern Plays)

Name: That Almost Unnameable Lust (NHB Modern Plays)
Author: Rebecca Lenkiewicz
ISBN: 9781780014494

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A writer holding workshops with older women in a prison finds herself struggling with the truth of their stories.

This play was originally published in the volume Charged, a collection of plays about the lives of women in the criminal justice system, and was commissioned and premiered by Clean Break, a theatre and education company working with women whose lives have been affected by the criminal justice system.

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Release dateJun 14, 2015

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AMERICAN THEATRE
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FOR YEARS, I IDENTIFIED AS A PLAY ‑ wright who wanted an MFA. I had seen those coveted three letters in almost every playwright’s bio, often attached to an illustrious university—an Ivy, or maybe a West Coast equivalent. I spent three autumns writing
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Martha Plimpton Has Left The Steppenwolf Ensemble, A Rare Exit
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Los Angeles Times
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LOS ANGELES - Two of the best productions this fall have happened at intimate theaters that are keeping up with the exciting developments in American playwriting. Earlier this season, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' "Gloria" was presented by Echo Theater Com
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