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Article: REVIEW: THEATER; The teacher and the Boy Scout; In "The Velvet Rut" at Illusion Theater, Terry Hempleman and John Catron are polar opposites, at least for a while.(VARIETY)(Theater review)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- April 23, 2009
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Byline: JOHN TOWNSEND
Special to the Star Tribune
When our world falls apart and our defenses collapse and we have just enough will to resist committing suicide, then a new perception of reality may usher its way into our life in a way we never would have imagined. That perception is what playwright James Still has captured uncannily in his luminescent 80-minute play, "The Velvet Rut," which opened Friday at Minneapolis's Illusion Theater.
After witnessing a school shooting, Mr. Smith (Terry Hempleman), a high-school English teacher, is stuck in a rut of severe depression. His benevolent spiritual and political views decimated, Smith has become ...
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