The play is based on the life of Bena Shklyanoy who left Kiev, Ukraine in 1976, eventually settling in Chicago.
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Theater Review: 90’s Play ‘How I Learned To Drive’ Reaches Into Current Headlines
Back in the late 1990s Brown University professor Paula Vogel won a Pulitzer Prize for her play “How I Learned to Drive,” a startling work about guilt, need and levels of responsibility. Now Providence’s Wilbury Group has brought the play back. Rhode Island Public Radio’s Bill Gale says its more vibrant, and necessary, than ever.
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Who Lost The PawSox?
Rivulets of sweat coursed across Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien’s face and Gov. Gina Raimondo tried gamely to keep her piano key smile frozen as a gaggle…
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Theater Review: ‘Chicago,’ The Longest Running American Musical
Theatre By The Sea in Matunuck is closing its summer theater season with “Chicago,” the longest-running American musical ever to hit Broadway. Rhode…
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Artscape: Oscar Wilde Does Newport
A young Oscar Wilde came to Newport in 1882, on a U.S. tour promoting “Aestheticism,” or art for art’s sake. For this month’s Artscape, we visit…
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TGIF: 18 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Time always seems to speed up in summer, right? It’ll be August before we know it, then September, and the political milestones of November and January…
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Commentary: A Farewell To Warren’s 2nd Story Theatre
Rhode Island Public Radio’s Bill Gale generally goes to see a play in its early days, but this time he’s reviewed the last performance of a show at 2nd…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Summer is here, the General Assembly has adjourned and the political news keeps coming fast and furious. So thanks for stopping by for my weekly column….
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Artscape: Live Radio, Without The Radio
In the 1920s, 30s and 40s, radio was the dominant electronic medium for home entertainment, with much of that entertainment being performed live and…
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2nd Story Theatre In Warren To Close At The End Of June
The 2 nd Story Theatre is closing down after decades in business. The Warren theater has scheduled its final performance for Sunday. “All good things…
