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In this concert reading, Olympia Dukakis reprises her Broadway and international triumph, "Rose," a one-woman epic of a Jewish octogenarian looking back on the events of her life. From her birth in the Ukraine, to her escape from the Nazis, her immigration to America, to her travels to Israel, Dukakis reveals the poignant story of a survivor. Inspired by his own maternal grandmother, playwright Martin Sherman creates a challenging tapestry of the meaning of Jewish identity in the contemporary world.
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In this concert reading, the luminous, legendary Olympia Dukakis brings her international triumph to Kanbar Hall for two performances. Rose is the epic story of a Jewish octogenarian looking back on her life, from her birth in the Ukraine to her escape from the Nazis to her emigration to America and travels to Israel. This poignant story of a survivor, creates a challenging tapestry of the meaning of Jewish identity in the contemporary world.
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Synopsis: Somewhere in the Northeastern U.S., Alma (Olympia Dukakis) is a 60-year-old recent widow who has never been on her own since her early marriage to a domineering husband. Her son tries to immure her in a dowdy apartment in the basement of his house and showers her with perfunctory and thoughtlessRead More
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May 2, 2005 - The Alliance for Retired Americans today released a 12-minute educational video narrated by Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis that highlights the perils of Social Security privatization. Urging seniors to fight privatization for the sake of their children and grandchildren, the video "Saving Social Security" is designed to counter President Bush's repeated claims that seniors will not be affected by privatization and only private investment accounts can save Social Security.
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Synopsis: In this bittersweet comedy-drama, Olympia Dukakis plays Dotty, a woman with extreme agoraphobia. Dotty's condition has prevented her from leaving her house for the past 20 years, but just before her husband Hiram (Andy Griffith) died, he made Dotty promise that she would scatter his ashes nearRead More
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Olympia Dukakis movies DVDs filmography available to buy at CDUniverse are listed below. Information on films includes: other actor and actress, star cast and crew information, reviews, director, photo of cover art, product pics and more.
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