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These short plays were produced at Play2C Studio Berlin, Germany; HB Playwrights
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Filloux states "For a while, these crimes were the 'best-kept secrets,' but they're not even secrets. They happen all the time, and nobody cares. And that's the problem on some level with doing this kind of theater. There's just a little wall that's been built up against these things, and to write
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Throughout her career, Filloux has constantly sought new ways to tell stories and engage audiences such as with opera. In 2022, Filloux participated in a talk with
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2019 A Live Stream Web Story, Culture Hub and
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includes play scripts, programs and other accompanying ephemera is held by the Jerome
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