Jerry Earl Johnston on MormonTimes.com: Dealing with LDS cabin fever
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The past couple of weeks, a play by Melissa Leilani Larson — a Mormon writer with a musical name — has been playing at the Provo Theatre Company. The little theater is not only off Broadway, but more important, it is off campus.
"Standing Still Standing" is a play about many things — marriage, temptation, friendship and most of the deadly sins. But even though virtually everyone involved is LDS, one thing the play isn't is Mormon. In fact, the topic of religion never comes up.
As I was sipping nonalcoholic champagne and wolfing down cupcakes at the post-play reception, I gave that notion some thought.
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Good stuff Jerry. More of this common sense, realistic approach to...
Eric | July 22, 2009 at 11:25 a.m.
This is journalism? Even for the mormon times this is bad.
Anonymous | July 22, 2009 at 7:15 a.m.
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