‘Tis the season to fill theaters with feel good productions, or so the masters of theater scheduling reason. We curmudgeons…
Karen Weinstein
Weinstein is a clinical psychologist who teaches in the medical school at UCLA. She also holds a master's degree in Urban Studies and has a strong interest in history and architecture, as well as the theater.
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