The Open StageCreative & Performing Arts
Learning to Be Present
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Before the Curtain Opened
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InvitationThe Open StageCreative & Performing Arts02TributeBooklets.comTheater or Acting Tribute
The First Role
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IdentityThe Open StageCreative & Performing Arts03PHOTO 1TributeBooklets.comTheater or Acting Tribute
Learning to Be Present
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CharacterThe Open StageCreative & Performing Arts04PHOTO 1PHOTO 2TributeBooklets.comTheater or Acting Tribute
Rehearsal Rooms and Risk
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ConnectionThe Open StageCreative & Performing Arts05PHOTO 1TributeBooklets.comTheater or Acting Tribute
The People Backstage
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BelongingThe Open StageCreative & Performing Arts06PHOTO 1PHOTO 2TributeBooklets.comTheater or Acting Tribute
A Character That Stayed
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PurposeThe Open StageCreative & Performing Arts07PHOTO 1TributeBooklets.comTheater or Acting Tribute
Opening-Night Electricity
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ContinuityThe Open StageCreative & Performing Arts08PHOTO 1PHOTO 2TributeBooklets.comTheater or Acting Tribute
When the Plan Changed
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InfluenceThe Open StageCreative & Performing Arts09PHOTO 1PHOTO 2PHOTO 3PHOTO 4TributeBooklets.comTheater or Acting Tribute
Stories the Audience Carried Home
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Shared voiceThe Open StageCreative & Performing Arts10TributeBooklets.comTheater or Acting Tribute
What the Ensemble Taught
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ImpactThe Open StageCreative & Performing Arts11TributeBooklets.comTheater or Acting Tribute
The Stage as It Feels Now
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The Next Entrance
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