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2005 Stories by Robrt L. Pela

• She Works Hard for the Money

  published January 27, 2005

  Actors Theatre has struck pay dirt with Nickel and Dimed, playwright Joan Holden's comic adaptation of Barbara Ehrenreich's nonfiction best... More >>

• Scape Goat

  published January 27, 2005

  We've lost another one. Last month, the folks at TheatreScape announced that they're pulling the plug on the rest of their season and on the... More >>

• Muscle Bound

  published January 20, 2005

  It's been three weeks since your New Year's resolutions should have kicked in, and you're still working your way through that box of peppermint... More >>

• Space Crash Course

  published January 13, 2005

  Rebecca Hardcastle isn't from outer space. But she might be from a different dimension, one that transcends time and space and most college... More >>

• Crazy for Tryin'

  published January 13, 2005

  Fans of lightweight post-dinner entertainment will appreciate Always . . . Patsy Cline, a slightly better than average amusement that's... More >>

• No Parking

  published January 13, 2005

  I welcomed in the new year with a shudder and a sigh, because 2005 is the year that Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park will return to... More >>

• Rosanne Cash

  published January 13, 2005

  Even the briefest essay about Rosanne Cash requires a list of her reckonable accomplishments: the 11 number one singles, the Grammy award, and... More >>

• You Don't Know Jack

  published January 6, 2005

  He speaks from the murky shadows of Booth #55, a man in navy pinstripes with a voice like gravel frying in brown butter. "You wanna know about... More >>

• Karen in the Hot Seat

  published January 6, 2005

  When I arrive at her office at the Arizona House of Representatives, termed-out Republican Representative Karen Johnson is Scotch-taping the hem... More >>