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Article: THEATRE OF THE ABSURD MAKES A LOCAL RETURN CHESAPEAKE'S LUKER IS DIRECTING TWO ONE-ACT PLAYS IN THE BEACH-BASED SHAKESPEARE SUMMER DRAMA SERIES.(CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- February 14, 1997
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Byline: ERIC FEBER, STAFF WRITER
In order to keep Shakespeare alive and well, a group of local actors will present two one-act plays bordering on the absurd.
Supporters of Summer Shakes, the Virginia Beach-based Shakespeare summer drama series, will present two one-act plays penned by one of the foremost playwrights in American drama, Pulitzer Prize-winning Edward Albee.
``Two by Edward Albee'' will open Saturday at the Pavilion Cafe and will be performed on most weekends until March 15. The evening will include two examples of Albee's early works, two one-act plays that were influenced by the theater of the absurd, an experimental European ...