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Follow on Google News | Human Interest Story at Fountain TheatreA timely drama about homelessness, celebrity worship and the assault on American journalism
By: Fountain Theatre Set in the fast-moving world of new media, Human Interest Story chronicles the journey of newspaper columnist Andy Kramer. Suddenly laid off when a corporate takeover downsizes his paper — a print publication struggling for readers in changing times — Andy fabricates a letter to his column in retaliation. The letter, from an imaginary homeless woman named "Jane Doe" who announces she will kill herself on the 4th of July because of the heartless state of the world, goes viral, and Andy is forced to hire a homeless woman to stand-in as the fictitious Jane. She becomes an overnight internet sensation and a national women's movement is ignited. According to Sachs, the play is about how contrary and opposing impulses can hide in the same human being. "A newspaper columnist, in the course of writing a human interest story on another individual, is forced to confront truths about himself," he explains. The story was initially inspired by the 1941 Frank Capra classic film Meet John Doe. Human Interest Story runs Feb. 15 through April 5, with performances on Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m.; and Mondays at 8 p.m. (no Saturday matinee on Feb. 15; dark Monday Feb. 17). Three preview performances will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 12; Thursday, Feb. 13; and Friday, Feb. 14, all at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $25–$45; Pay-What-You- End
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