Tiny Plays: "Questions" by Paige A. Colvin
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Channel: The Kennedy Center · 2016 · Entertainment
President Kennedy's famous words, "Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country," find fresh meaning through the lens of contemporary issues in this probing riff on the state of our Union. Tiny Plays for Ireland and America is part of JFKC: A Centennial Celebration of John F. Kennedy: http://www.kennedy-center.org/festivals/ireland/Ireland-plays Over 500 budding playwrights from across the country answered the call for original "tiny plays" inspired by President Kennedy's life and legacy, celebrating the resilience and power of the human spirit. After a rigorous selection process involving 20 theater professionals and the Kennedy Center's International Programming department, six plays were chosen in their respective categories.
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