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Exclusion


  • Arena Stage 1101 6th Street Southwest Washington, DC, 20024 United States (map)

Performances: May 5 - June 25, various hours

In Exclusionan award-winning historian is thrilled when her best-selling book about the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is optioned for a mini-series by a Hollywood mogul. Her euphoria turns to disillusionment as she finds herself constantly defending its authenticity in the struggle between what’s true and what sells.