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ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2017
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AGREEING TO DISAGREE Using the late, controversial Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, ‘The Originalist’ makes its case for a return to civil discourse. NICK FRIEDMAN A+E MANAGING EDITOR
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f your car ride home from the theater involves an argument, John Strand has done
his job. No, the Washington, D.C. -based playwright isn’t set on tearing apart your relationship — quite the opposite. He wants to use differences of opinion for the greater good. It’s a call for a return to civil discourse. Disagreements don’t have to be a bad thing. In fact, Strand
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argues in “The Originalist,” running Jan. 18 through March 7 at Asolo Repertory Theatre, they’re crucial for personal, professional — and democratic — growth. And focusing on one of the most polarizing figures in recent political history, the play leaves audiences with plenty to disagree about. SEE PAGE 2
‘A View from the Bridge’ Doom visits Brooklyn in this Arthur Miller classic. PAGE 10