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Robbins, acting troupe to bring war play to NU (Tim Robbins)
Boston Globe ^ | November 13, 2004 | Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan

Posted on 11/13/2004 9:36:45 AM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John

ROBBINS 'EMBEDDED' AT NU Oscar winner Tim Robbins is bringing The Actors' Gang to Northeastern University for the Boston premiere and first national tour of "Embedded," which Robbins wrote and will direct. It's a satirical look at the relationship between the embedded media and the soldiers they cover in an unspecified Mideast conflict. Robbins, who is the troupe's artistic director, and The Actors' Gang will be in residence at NU Dec. 6-11 for performances that will also take place during that time. Promoters unabashedly point out that the play and the troupe reflect Robbins's liberal politics.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: northeasternu; timrobbins

1 posted on 11/13/2004 9:36:45 AM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
Promoters unabashedly point out that the play and the troupe reflect Robbins's liberal politics.

No! Really?
2 posted on 11/13/2004 9:38:14 AM PST by Freepdonia (Victory is Ours! (I told you so :-))
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John
Wasn't Robbins the dumb pitcher in that baseball movie with Susan Sarandon?

I don't think he was acting much in that part.

3 posted on 11/13/2004 9:39:47 AM PST by narby
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To: narby
Yep, Nuke LaLoosh
4 posted on 11/13/2004 9:40:44 AM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

There's a special place for the Little Timmy's of this great Country. Stay Steady.


5 posted on 11/13/2004 9:41:57 AM PST by Pompah (The price of greatness is responsibility)
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To: narby

Yep. And as much of a weasel as Kevin Costner became later, his performance as Crash was outstanding, mabe his best role ever.


6 posted on 11/13/2004 9:43:44 AM PST by waterman478
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

Let's hope the "embeddeds" speak out.


7 posted on 11/13/2004 10:04:09 AM PST by robertpaulsen
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To: Land_of_Lincoln_John

Wasn't this the play that flopped in New York??? Even after the media and the press gave it unlimited publicity? No one wants to see it except the provencial twits on the upper west side. maybe it will play well in Boston, but I have a feeling Tim's using all his wife's money to produce this tripe.


8 posted on 11/13/2004 10:14:33 AM PST by Wonderama ("America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy"....John Updike)
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