Son of Semele (SOSE)

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In 1918%2c Maxwell has a chance encounter with a priest and suggests an evening at Bimini Baths. Over a course of salubrious treatments%2c Father Reynolds reveals the horrifying secret that has him on the verge of suicide. But whose secret is it%3f %3ca href%3d%22http%3a//www.biminitrilogy.com%22 target%3d%22_blank%22%3ewww.biminitrilogy.com%3c/a%3eDesignHTMLWords: 43   Characters: 257

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In %3ca target%3d%22_blank%22 href%3d%22http%3a//www.sonofsemele.org/2013/whatson.html%22%3e%3cem%3eThe Pizzicato Effect%3c/em%3e%2c%3c/a%3ehumorist Brendan Hughes uses cockamamie theories to delight and fascinate audiences as he attempts to answer three questions of profound ontological significance%2c famously posed by French Post-Impressionist Paul Gauguin%3a %3cem%3eWhere Do We Come From%3f Why Are We Here%3f%3c/em%3e and %3cem%3eWhat Happens When We Die%3f%3c/em%3e Featuring ad hoc songs by Jeffrey […]

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The romantic relationship between the goddess Athena and her human priestess%2c Medusa is complicated when the other gods find out and intervene. This nuanced and challenging retelling of the classical Medusa myth is poetic and fast-paced with moments of comedy.%3cdiv%3e %3cbr%3e %3c/div%3e %3cdiv%3e %3cdiv%3e %3ca href%3d%22https%3a//www.artful.ly/son-of-semele-ensemble%22 target%3d%22_blank%22%3ehttps%3a//www.artful.ly/son-of-semele-ensemble%3c/a%3e %3c/div%3e %3c/div%3eDesignHTMLWords: 41   Characters: 297

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