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Cindy Caponera discusses her one-woman show "Against the Grain"

BROADCAST: Oct. 26, 1989 | DURATION: 00:32:23

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Synopsis

Chicago playwright and actress Cindy Caponera discusses and acts out portions of her one-woman show "Against the Grain." Caponera’s show features three soliloquies delivered by different family members of a Chicago fireman in which themes of masculinity, labor rights, and family dynamics are explored. Studs plays "Ace in the Hole" - Johnny Mathis (1961).

Details

Broadcast Date
Oct. 26, 1989

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
32 minutes, 23 seconds

Ownership
Chicago History Museum

Topics

Theater

People

Actors Musicians

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