Disarming drama. (Front and Center: Montgomery, Ala.).(The Venus de Milo Is Armed)(Brief Article)
American Theatre, February, 2003 by Hickman, Christopher
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AT NEW YORK CITY'S LINCOLN CENTER, in June 1999, the Human Rights Film Festival featured 10 short films condemning the harsh human toll exacted by landmines. Playwright Kia Corthron attended, and the impact of the films on her was immediate. "Whenever I write a play, I start with an issue, she says.
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"Americans are sympathetic to the landmine issue, but I had to ask myself, 'Why don't Lthink about this?'" The Venus de Milo Is Armed, something of an answer to her question, will debut Feb. 4--March 9 at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival as part of The Southern Writers' ...
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