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Balancing tolerance and faith

Playwright Gow probes questions of humanity

'Cherry Docs'' was written by David Gow. "Cherry Docs'' was written by David Gow.
By Joel Brown
Globe Correspondent / October 16, 2010

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The premise is almost painfully schematic. In David Gow’s “Cherry Docs,’’ a Jewish lawyer is assigned to defend a white-power skinhead charged with murder. But the play, which makes its New England premiere beginning tomorrow at New Repertory Theatre, goes places you don’t expect. (Full article: 680 words)

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