{"article":{"id":19296,"heading":"NICKEL AND DIMED at the Mark Taper Forum","author":"anna baum","created":"2002-09-24 18:50:13","modified":"2013-11-10 23:45:34","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 06:45:34","article":"

This powerful new play by Joan Holden is based on the critically acclaimed

book of the same name by journalist Barbara Ehrenreich, chronicling her

„undercover‰ journey as a wage-earner in 3 different parts of the United

States, attempting to find shelter and sustenance on the minimum wage. Her

own trials and the stories of her fellow and sister workers are arrestingly

portrayed with all their comic and tragic moments, lighting up the widening

economic divide of our nation in stark relief. Community events are planned

to spark local discussion about the issues:

1. The Mark Taper Forum‚s post-play discussions, the Open Forums, will be

expanded to Wednesday evenings in addition to the traditional Tuesdays for

the run of „Nickel and Dimed.‰ Special guests will be drawn from from local

unions, universities, newspapers, radio, social justice organizations, and

arts organizations. Guests include Vivian Rothstein, executive director for

Santa Monicans for Responsible Tourism, Henry Walton, host of KPFK‚s

„Working L.A.,‰ Torie Osborn, executive director of Liberty Hill Foundation,

Virgil Roberts, chairman of the board of California Community Foundation,

and Madeline Janus-Aparicio, executive director of Los Angeles Alliance for

a New Economy. Following is a tentative schedule of topics:

September 24 and 25\t\tminimum wage\/living wage issues

October 1 and 2\t\taffordable housing issues

October 8 and 9\t\teducation issues

October 15 and 16\t\thealthcare issues

October 22 and 23\t\tfamily and childcare issues

Discussions will begin immediately following the performances (at

approximately 10:35 p.m.) and are open to the general public.

2. Community Public Rush allows purchase of $12 tickets 2 hours before

performances on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, throughout the run of the

show. (This is in addition to our usual public rush.)

For more information, go to www.TaperAhmanson.org

<http:\/\/www.TaperAhmanson.org<\/a>>, and click on NICKEL AND DIMED, or call the

box office at 213-628-2772.

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