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Cycles of life?"past, present, future, and imagined.

Cycles of life?"past, present, future, and imagined.

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DATE : Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:33:41 -0400
Entered in Database : 2008-09-29 07:33:41
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The stories on this week's program are reflections on the different stages of life: the crisp, green breath of childhood; the agony of adolescence; and the wisdom (we would hope) gained with age. Our first story is Andrew Lam's "The Palmist," in which an elderly palm reader offers a glimpse a magical future to a young man, while recalling his own haunted past. This story was read by Oscar nominee David Straithairn. Elizabeth Crane's story, "Football" is a bittersweet musing on one woman's history, read by Steppenwolf artistic director Martha Lavey. The Tony-nominated actress, Mia Dillon, reads Jeanne Dixon's "Blue Waltz with Coyotes," a sister and brother adventure tale set in the wilds of Montana. In Lan Samantha Chang's, "Water Names," four sisters are held spellbound as their Chinese grandmother spins a tale of enchanted love. This story is read by the actress and performance artist Dawn Akemi Saito.

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