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fragile’s ‘Pure Shock Value’ lives up to its title </FONT></FONT></SPAN></B><B
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">There is certainly no shortage of films that satire
their own industry, including "Sullivan's Travels" (1941), <SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%">"The
Player" (1992), "Mulholland Drive" (2001) and the soon-to-be-released “Hail,
Caesar” (2016).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And there are plays
like </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Douglas Carter Beane’s “The Little Dog Laughed” (2006)
and David Mamet’s “Speed the Plow” (2008) that do the
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">But none do
it with comedy that is blacker or more profane than Matt Pelfrey’s “Pure Shock
Value,” a little-traveled, fringe-festival favorite written in 2009.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And it is safe to say that few will do
it better than none too fragile theater in Akron.</FONT><SPAN
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style="FONT-FAMILY: "><FONT face=Arial><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The play’s
severe shade of black and profound profanity are appropriate, considering that
it not only takes aim at Hollywood but at director Quentin Tarantino – referred
to as <SPAN
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fbfbfb">Julian Quintana in the play – in
particular.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Tarantino’s
</FONT></SPAN>movies have extensive dialogue that often involve banal topics but
which erupt into gratuitous violence and vulgarity. No self-respecting,
industry-despising satire would fail to follow suit.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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