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Positive Thinking is not always Positive

July 16th, 2010 · No Comments

The clip says all what I think :)

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How much is ‘SEX’?

June 28th, 2010 · No Comments

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Happiness

June 18th, 2010 · No Comments

Happiness is about depression. The play explores the place of this issue amidst the complex relationship among therapists, patients and the pharmaceutical industry. Inspired by books such as Stumbling on Happiness (by Daniel Gilbert) and Shyness: How Normal Behavior Becomes a Sickness (by Christopher Lane), the play explores a range of questions: What is happiness? How does “depression” function as a diagnostic category? How does evolving scientific knowledge about depression and other personality disorders relate to individuals and the choices they make? Are the psychiatric profession and the pharmaceutical industry effectively commodifying happiness? Does the treatment of depression prevent us from accepting sadness as a natural part of life? These questions have both practical and ethical dimensions, and there are no clear answers. Instead, there is a messy tangle of political, philosophical, scientific, and economic interests and considerations, which overlap and often conflict. Dan Frey just graduated from ASU with MFA in Playwriting, and plans to move to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a playwright and screenwriter. His plays Don Coyote, about human smuggling in Arizona, and AM:I, about artificial intelligence, were performed at ASU’s Lyceum Theatre. He’s a pretty happy person. (by Dan Frey, featuring Will Hightower, Lee Hanson and Drew Ignatowski)

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Faithful Adaptation

June 18th, 2010 · No Comments

As Anne pondered the title of this conference, The Rightful Place of Science?, she immediately thought of people in our society who are overlooked in debates and legislation concerning science issues. The subject of evolution in public schools is an old story, dating back to the 1920s Scopes Trial. Although creationism may be out-of-vogue, intelligent design making waves with the 2005 Kitzmiller v. Dover trial in Pennsylvania and with even more recent legislation in Alberta, Canada giving parents the right to have their children opt-out of science class when evolution is taught. Amidst the fights between parents, teachers, school boards and administrators, Anne wonders about the 14-year-old biology students and their rights. She wrote this play with these questions in mind: Who are the real ‘losers’ in this polarized debate? And if we listen to young people, what can we learn from them about a personal reconciliation between faith and science? Anne Negri is an MFA theater of Youth student who is passionate about theater for young audiences and supporting new stories for the stage (by Anne Negri, featuring Courtenay Cholovich, Lee Hanson and Hanna Leister).

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Death as $ 11 Billion Business

May 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment

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