inside this issue
APRIL 14 - 21, 2011
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The Very Little Theatre presents
a Stage Left production
A sad, funny, and unexpectedly
romantic family story.
A Girl Walks into a Bar
opinion:
9 Slant
4 Letters
news :
8 Briefs
cover story :
13 Bleeding Our Government
to Death
arts &
entertainment:
16 Calendar 26 Nightlife
23 Galleries 28 Music
24 Visual Arts 32 Theatre
25 Movies
33 Wine
etc:
34 Classifieds 38 Personals
“Do things really stay secret that long?” a
son asks … about the mysteries of the heart
that parents bequeath to their children. The
answer … is a resounding yes — and an equally
emphatic no … in this subtle and absorbing
generational drama. — The New York Times
The Pulitzer prize nominated play by
Richard Greenberg
Directed by Sarah Etherton
Apr. 22-24*, Apr. 28-May 1*
*Sunday Matinees
Tickets: $10, General Admission, Stage Left
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