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From stage to street, theater has been a way for people to express their innermost thoughts and emotions. See how this long-lasting art form has changed over time and how it mirrors society's innermost questions.

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Influenced by his own family history, director and playwright Aaron Henne created theatre dybbuk to explore Jewish history and tradition.
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Cast members of Native American play “Urban Rez” share their stories and experiences of community.
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Native American actor Kenneth Ramos talks upcoming production “Urban Rez.”
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California Senate Bill 916 aims to create single-subject teaching credentials in the subjects of dance and theater.
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At the Great American Melodrama and Vaudeville in San Luis Obispo County, audience participation is a must.
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Step inside "Return to Foreverhouse." The interactive performance by Patrick Michael Ballard is a cross-stitch of a puzzle-solving video game, a ropes course, and murder mystery dinner theater.
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Mapa Teatro, a collective based in Bogota, Colombia, uses theater, performance, and installation to create complex visual narratives that ask open-ended questions about the drug war, violence and other global issues. The group recently completed a one...
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Actors and theater community stakeholders are debating a AEA union proposal concerning new minimum wage salary agreements for 99-seat theaters.
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Director Charlie Otte discusses the intricacies of producing "Vireo," an opera for the screen.
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Bringing Back Broadway is a ten-year plan to revive and rehabilitate Broadway Street, the historic Theatre District in Downtown Los Angeles.
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The new play "pool '63" revisits a pivotal chapter in American civil rights history while drawing clear parallels between the nation's past and current conflicts.
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Metabolic Studio's IOU theatre illuminates the relationship between the Owens Valley and Los Angeles through performances by Inyo County residents.
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