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Wake Up!

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Wake Up!

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Opened on October 21, 2007
Closed on November 18, 2007

Location:
The Lafayette Street Theater at The Theaters at 45 Bleecker
45 Bleecker Street
New York, NY 10012
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Synopsis:
Karen Finley, the most controversial woman in performance today, presents the New York premiere of her latest work Wake Up!

The show is an evening of two thematically related companion pieces. The first half is The Dreams of Laura Bush," an illustrated dream journal of America's First Lady. Mrs. Bush's dreams alternate between the profound and the mundane and feature a cast of international celebs and politicians. Drawings (also by Finley) are projected as a backdrop as the dreams unfold. Ultimately, the politics of the feminine passive power are uncovered with a blend...

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Location:
The Lafayette Street Theater at The Theaters at 45 Bleecker
45 Bleecker Street
New York, NY 10012

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REVIEW
Wake Up!
Controversial performance artist Karen Finley's latest show is occasionally provocative, but mostly just tedious.
Reviewed by: Dan Bacalzo »

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