BACK TO THE FUTURE; Warehouse 21 brings George Orwell's 1984 to life

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From: Santa Fe Reporter
Date: 20040203
Author:Anonymous

Built-in telescreens flicker cold and blue on the side walls of a sparsely furnished workplace. Security cameras confirm Big Brother's constant watch. An authoritative loudspeaker voice instructs Orwellian characters Winston Smith and his office-mates through their daily calisthenics. The scene is set--you're there, and it's just another day in the surreality of 1984.

Santa Fe's Stephen `Jules' Rubin directs young actors from W21's "In Your Face" Teen Theater Company in this well-conceived adaptation of the classic by George Orwell. Interesting visuals and the actors' hearty projection of ...

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