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Neil Simon's Brighton Beach At UIS

Rachel Otwell/WUIS

Brighton Beach Memoirs is a play set in 1937 in Brooklyn, New York. It follows the inner-workings of a middle-class family. And it's a coming-of-age tale that mixes drama and humor, and focuses on a teen who is going through growing pains while also dealing with family conflicts.
 
We were joined by a few members of that production, director Missy Thibodeaux-Thompson, and actors Liza Torrence & Diamond Dixon:

 
 
 


Brighton Beach opens on November 7th and runs through the 15th. CLICK HEREfor more info.

Rachel Otwell of the Illinois Times is a former NPR Illinois reporter.
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