iPod - Inside the Artist's Studio - Battledrum, Drummer Boys and Civil War 1.05.2012
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How do you take the world of Civil War drummer boys and create a compelling and meaningful stage production that is also historically accurate? Meet the directors, designers, and actors from Metro Theater Company and historians from the Missouri Historical Society who are taking on that challenge with the play, "Battledrum." This program was partially funded by the Missouri Arts Council.
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