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Playing With Fire: Women Actors of Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, women deciding to be actors make a dangerous choice. Banned under Taliban rule (1994-2001), Afghan theater is experiencing a comeback with many women at the forefront. But with powerful forces of Islamic fundamentalism, a resurgent T...
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When the World Breaks: Actors and Artists Recall the Great Depression
“The world breaks every one,” Ernest Hemingway wrote in A Farewell to Arms, “and afterward many are strong at the broken places.” This program applies those sentiments to the Great Depression and what it taught many Americans about creativit...