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Sin (A Cardinal Deposed)
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Opened Oct 26, 2004
Closed Dec 4, 2004
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

Sin (A Cardinal Deposed) is written by Michael Murphy and directed by Carl Forsman. John Cullum stars in the New York debut of this riveting theatrical documentary based on the chillingly exact depositions of Bernard Cardinal Law, Archbishop of Boston. This play reveals the man at the center of the firestorm around the recent priest sex abuse scandal.
The show is presented by The New Group.

Each week, following the Wednesday evening performance, a Q&A discussion will be held focusing on the issues central to the play. Q&A discussions will take place immediately following the 8:00 PM performance.

THEATER/VENUE INFORMATION:



The New Group at Theatre Row
410 W 42nd St
New York, NY 10036


WHAT ARE CRITICS SAYING?

In recent years, documentary theater has become a powerful means of providing insight into several of society's most pressing issues. Anna Deveare Smith pioneered such work with Fires in the Mirror and Twilight: Los Angeles 1992, which examined the situations surrounding two different high-profile race riots. Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project similarly explored the background of the murder of gay student Matthew Shepard in The Laramie Project; Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, in turn, tackled the death penalty in their award-winning show The Exonerated. All of these authors worked from interviews and public records, using the actual words of people directly involved or aff[...]


Reviewed by Dan Bacalzo on Oct 27, 2004

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