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Trying To Have It Both Ways

Posted on July 29, 2012, 11:24 pm, by Jack L. B. Gohn, under Religious Writings, The Close Up, Theme Songs.

Perhaps a lot of us sing loudly of feelings that are not quite our own, assert kinships and allegiances we do not exactly feel, try to feel familiar and comfortable in places where we are not thoroughly welcomed.

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Revival Meetings: ANYTHING GOES, HAIR, and FOLLIES

Posted on February 1, 2012, 10:25 pm, by Jack L. B. Gohn, under The Close Up, Theater Reviews and Commentary.

Revivals pose a unique set of challenges to those who stage them, and a unique set of questions to be considered by a contemporary audience. But great shows get invited back.

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