Published in the 2005-06-17 issue: View Contents Tags Stage Celia Wren is Commonweal’s media and stage critic. Also by this author Family as Revelation; Theater as Prayer Please email comments to [email protected] and join the conversation on our Facebook page. ShareShare Twitter Print Previous StoryThe Ninth Day Next StorySummer Reading Related Stage Stage Sex & ‘the Human Focus’ By Paul BaumannApril 7, 2020 Contending Aims, Contending Claims By Rand Richards CooperJuly 17, 2018 Commonweal Interviews, in the News By The EditorsJune 13, 2016
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