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FALL 1997 Wishing to acquire English as his third language, Ionesco purchased a set of records produced by the Assimil conversation method and began to transcribe the short, simple-minded exercises they contained. Amazed by the strangeness of these nonsensical sentences, Ionesco made them the basis of his first play, The Bald Soprano.
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Directed by Sean Graney
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| § "The Hypocrites are inventive and likeable" - Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune § "The Hypocites attack this text with such energy that one feels exhausted just watching them." - Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune § "Mechelle Moe and Carri Vann demonstrate the unobtrusive agility and self conscience irony required of this play-that-steps-out-of-a-play to walk a tightrope of brazen outbursts and uncomfortable silences." - Lucia Mauro, Chicago Sun-Times. § "The emphatic energy pays off...delightful...hilarious..." - Laurence Bommer, The Reader |
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