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Ruth on the Rocks Explores Childhood, and Motherhood, in Back of the Yards

by Charlie Kolodziej October 15, 2024October 16, 2024

Intimately hosted in the playwright’s father’s former hardware store, the play feels like “coming over for a party.”

Posted inArt, Interviews, Latest, Stage & Screen, Uncategorized

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by Danyella Wilder November 11, 2020November 21, 2020
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by Jonathan Dale July 22, 2020July 31, 2020
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by Yiwen Lu and Walter Li June 9, 2020June 13, 2020
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