O'Keefe, John, 1941-

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June 9, 1989

06:08

Surviving the Teenage Years

John O'Keefe returns to Fresh Air to perform a selection from his one-man show, Shimmer. This time, he talks about the brutality of living in a youth detention center.

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June 2, 1989

05:47

The "Shimmer" of Boyhood Memories

Playwright John O'Keefe has a new one-man show called Shimmer, about his adolescence. He joins Fresh Air to perform a short excerpt.

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