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A team of archaeologists descends on an Illinois town to unearth the mysteries of the Mound Builders. As they excavate the remains of this Native American civilization, they confront powerful and dangerous forces of ambition and legacy. Signature 2002-03 Playwright-in-Residence Lanford Wilson's searing drama of class, culture and gender clash won the 1975 Obie Award for Distinguished Playwriting.More quotes »
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WEEKEND BEST BETS
director Dan Marcum of Pelham, N.H. FITCHBURG -- Fitchburg Theater Company will bring the modern classic "Burn This" by Lanford Wilson to the stage opening Thursday night and running through June 1 at New Players Theatre Guild Performing Arts Center. The company, from Sentinel & Enterprise Read more »
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The Living Room's open-spaced, smoldering Burn This
denial, isolation, longing — anyone dealing with grief knows these emotions. So do most people who have been in love. Lanford Wilson's 1987 Burn This tells, through its effluent talk, a story of love conceived in grief. Four characters inhabit Burn This, but from Kansas City The Pitch Read more »
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Sarah Paulson on Talley’s Folly and Playing Michael Fassbender’s Wife: “He’s Really the Most Spectacular Creature”
a newly extended run and two Lucille Lortel nominees to boot, the Off Broadway revival of Lanford Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play Talley’s Folly has much to celebrate. Though one of its stars, Sarah Paulson, is best known for her prolific TV work (most from Vanity Fair Read more »
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Balm in Gilead is a unique and exciting theatrical experience
Frazer’s innovative production of Lanford Wilson’s Balm in Gilead is an immersive musical experience. The music I’m referring to isn’t just in the songs—the hymn and the street music—that Wilson wrote into his text; it’s in the play’s language. Balm in Gilead from The Georgia Straight Blog Read more »
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Hole lot of woe in ‘Mound’
by a man-made lake. This is the team’s last opportunity to root for artifacts from ancient Native American tribes. Lanford Wilson’s 1975 play is framed as a flashback told by the expedition’s leader, professor August Howe (David Conrad), as he records his from New York Post Read more »
