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OFFICE POLITICS
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GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, David Mamet’s dark comedy about back-stabbing realtors, a sure sale from legendary Steppenwolf Theatre.
origin: USA
serving time: Apr 2-7
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POLISH POSTMODERNISM
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MAGNETISM OF THE HEART, a genre-bending look at two country sisters, adapted and directed by a guy who changes his name with each show — and how postmodern is that?
origin: Poland
serving time: Apr 10-13
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ACROBATIC ACTING
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THE OVERCOAT, the physically exciting take on Gogol stories — about a man whose new coat brings tragedy — restitched after its award-winning original run.
origin: Canada
serving time: Apr 23-27
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ICY ARIAS
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FACING SOUTH, a modern opera about exploration of the North Pole and exploitation of the Inuit. Just when we thought winter was over.
origin: Canada
serving time: Apr 5-8
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HOT NOTES
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CARMEN, a South African reinvention of Bizet’s romantic opera about a free-spirited woman whose seductive powers lead to tragedy on the high Cs.
origin: UK/South Africa
serving time: Apr 10-12
If you’re craving
POLITICAL INTRIGUE
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GAGARIN WAY, a dark comedy about a kidnapping and heist gone wrong, resulting in an explosive payoff and lots of four-letter words.
origin: Canada
serving time: Apr 11-15