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“Our Town” at Longstreet Theatre – a review by Jillian Owens

The University of South Carolina’s second production of the 2014-15 academic year isn’t the most adventurous of choices, but it is a popular one. Often-produced, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town (directed by Steven Pearson in USC’s Longstreet Theatre) tells the simple … Continue reading

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“Ajax in Iraq” at USC’s Longstreet Theatre – a review by Kyle Petersen

  It’s hard not to applaud Theatre South Carolina for picking Ajax in Iraq to open its 2014-2015 season. Playwright Ellen McLaughlin forges a conceptually complex narrative that intertwines Sophocles’ original Greek tragedy, a play often used as a discussion … Continue reading

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Jillian Owens reviews “Compleat Female Stage Beauty” at USC’s Longstreet Theatre

  The timing could not be better for Theatre South Carolina’s production of Jeffrey Hatcher’s Compleat Female Stage Beauty, directed by Gary Logan.  Gay rights and gender equality have been hot button issues this election season, and both of these … Continue reading

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