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Author: Norman Allen

An award-winning playwright, Rev. Norman Allen, has seen his work commissioned and produced by the Shakespeare Theatre Company, the Kennedy Center, the Olney Theatre Center, Signature Theatre (VA), and the Karlin Music Theatre in Prague. His essays and commentary have appeared in the Washington Post, Smithsonian, and Washingtonian magazines, and on websites for Tin House, OnBeing, Tikkun, and others. Find him at Norman Allen.
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08/19/2021

A Life in Theatre

The generation-bridging power of performance

by Norman Allen

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11/12/2020

Behind Notre Dame

Finding family on a journey to the past

by Norman Allen

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06/22/2020

Remembrance of Loves Past

What might have been

by Norman Allen

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10/10/2019

Peter Pan’s Labryinth

A lost boy found

by Norman Allen

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