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Ragdoll by Katherine Moar
This is a fictional reimagining of the Patty Hearst kidnap story, jumping between two timelines, 2017 and 1978. Two characters, Holly the heiress and Robert her lawyer, appear as both their 1978 and 2017 versions. Holly and Robert work through what each feels they are owed by the other, the catalyst for the action is… Continue reading
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“This entire story about who you are may remain intact”: The Nether by Jennifer Haley
With a greater distance of time, Jennifer Haley’s 2013 play The Nether can live a little more freely than when it debuted. I think there is a tendency when a work of science fiction first appears (particularly those that are set, like The Nether, “soon”) to judge it on its short term predictive abilities and… Continue reading
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