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"COWGIRLS" - The Musical
Conceived by MARY MURFITT, Music and Lyrics by MARY MURFITT,
Book By BETSY HOWIE, Original Story Developed by KEVIN MURFITT
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| PAST PRODUCTIONS |
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Downwinders take center stage in The Space
Between’s
upcoming production of “Exposed”
On September 10, 2009, The Space Between Theatre Company will open its production of “Exposed,” Mary Dickson’s powerful play about the tragic human consequences of 928 nuclear weapons tests that took place in the Nevada desert between 1951 and 1992. “Exposed” premiered in 2007 to rave reviews, was named “The Best Play of 2007” by the Deseret Morning News and was nominated by the American Theatre Critics Association for the “Steinberg Award for Best New Play Produced Outside of New York” in December 2007.
Directed by The Space Between co-founder Douglas Caputo, “Exposed” is the compelling and inspirational story of “downwinders” – people exposed to and made ill by radioactive contamination known as fallout. The U.S. government first saw the Nevada Test Site blasts as an experiment that would have little, if any, effect on the inhabitants of southwest Utah. Even today, many people believe that downwinders are just a handful of people from a corner of southwestern Utah. But Mary Dickson’s well-documented research reveals that the government’s dreadful misjudgment resulted in radioactive fallout that has, in reality, affected thousands of people all across the United States, and that every county in the continental U.S. has received some level of fallout.
Mary Dickson is a downwinder who has suffered through thyroid cancer and the death of her sister, yet she did not live in southwestern Utah. She and her sister were among the more than 54 people who got sick or died from fallout-related illnesses within a small five-block Salt Lake City neighborhood. “Exposed” is an intensely personal work, and Mary skillfully weaves her personal experiences with the powerful documentation of a living history. It brings to light actual government documents, including declassified portions of Atomic Energy Commission minutes, as well as public testimony, interviews and the playwright’s own moving struggles.
The Space Between’s production of “Exposed” will open at the Green Valley Spa, where earlier this year TSB staged their popular production of “Nickel & Dimed.” |
Please note: There is no handicapped access to the Conference Center at the Green Valley Spa, and navigation of stairs is required.
Due to mature themes,“Exposed” is recommended for adult audiences.
No children or babes-in-arms, please. |
| CAST PHOTOS! |
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Aly Abbott Hansen
and Playwright, Mary Dickson |
Playwright, Mary Dickson and Martha Smythe |
Lorie Hawley, Mary Dickson and John Parkinson |
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| Director, Douglas Caputo and Mary Dickson |
Rick Pickett and Mary Dickson |
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