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    A play with practically no talking? In Bess Wohl's 'Small Mouth Sounds,' silence is sweet

    by Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times Jan 12, 2018 5 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - A minute of silence onstage feels like an eternity. So imagine what 100 minutes of silence would feel like. That's exactly what playwright Bess Wohl did when she set out to write "Small Mouth Sounds," which made its Los Angeles-area debut at the Broad Stage on Thursday.

    Set at a silence retreat in the woods, the play explores the lives of six people as they struggle to connect, and find inner peace, without uttering a word. The play has a few moments of speech, but the only substantial dialogue comes from the person running the retreat - a bodiless voice offstage.

    For a writer who admits to relying on witty banter for some of her best work, the play proved a dramatic challenge and

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