Inside the Artist’s Studio: Afflicted—Producing the Play, March 2015
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What’s the process for taking a new play and creating a stage production from scratch? What are the responsibilities of the designers, actors, stage manager, playwright, and director? Find out as you hear from the playwright and from professionals at Metro Theater Company as they stage their production of “Afflicted: Daughters of Salem.” To find a more detailed program description, program objectives, related national curriculum standards, pre-program and post-program learning activities, and a time-coded program agenda, click on the Program Materials link on the right side of this page. This program is targeted to students in grades six through ten.
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