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Carolina Valentine
Friday, February 03 2012
by Frank Stasio and Susan Davis
Photo by Bernard Thomas
Jeffrey Beam is a well known poet around the Triangle and for 35 years he was a librarian at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His love for the people of that institution and its campus is reflected in his work. Beam retired from the university in November. On Thursday, February 9th, he will give a special reading called “Carolina Valentine” at Historic Playmakers Theater on the campus of UNC. Beam joins host Frank Stasio in the studio today to talk about his career and how he plans to keep himself busy in retirement.
Cymbeline
Friday, February 03 2012
by Frank Stasio and Susan Davis
“Cymbeline” is unanimously considered Shakespeare’s most difficult play to stage. That might be because it’s incredibly hard to follow on the page, even with the help of color-coded flow charts. The play includes a war, a decapitated head, poison, mistaken identity, the appearance of a Roman god and an ending scene with 17 revelations in a row. The Fiasco Theater Company of New York has fearlessly staged “Cymbeline” to rave reviews. The six-member ensemble brings their production to the campus of Duke University this weekend. Jessie Austrian, Noah Brody and Ben Steinfeld are co-artistic directors and founders of Fiasco Theater Company. They join host Frank Stasio to talk about one of the Bard’s wackier works.
Sea Cow
Friday, February 03 2012
by Frank Stasio and Susan Davis
The Durham-based band Sea Cow describes their sound as, “rocked out pop” or “pop with an edge.” They say they love to harmonize vocally. They love loud guitars. And, according to them, “their songs tend to have a sardonic, occasionally humorous touch, mixed with neurosis and self loathing.” They join host Frank Stasio today to play from their new CD called, “Tell Me Where it Hurts."
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