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A Blog By A Fan - Faye Consuela

Special Thanks to an audience member who has been attending IVP since the very beginning. Feel free to read what Faye Consuela has to say about her experience with IVP, in the past as well as with a particular show this year.

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An Interview with the Translator

Thanks to the brilliant work of our many translators, it’s easy to forget that the plays presented at IVP weren’t written in English. Robert Myers and Nada Saab, the translators for The Dictator had an especially hard job of it. I contacted Robert to find out more about the work he and Nada did on The Dictator, please enjoy the interview.

By Dramaturgy Sarah Kroth

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Knucklebones

Knucklebones or jacks is a game that has a very ancient origin. Originally played with the knucklebones of sheep in farming towns, the “jacks” are now manufactured toys usually made of metal although sometimes made of plastic in modern times.

By Dramaturg, Cassie Scaman

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Air-Raid Shelters in Germany

In Woman in Berlin, we see the story of a woman who is in an air-raid shelter in Germany. From the 1930s-on we saw a rise in above-ground shelters in Germany to protect against bombing during the war.

Dramaturg Cassie Scaman

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