San Francisco Mime Troupe
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Decidedly unsilent, the San Francisco Mime Troupe's gadfly theater, played for free in city parks and spaces, has long defined a distinctly San Francisco brand of experimental theater. Spark talks with actors Ed Holmes, Michael Sullivan, and Velina Brown in Dolores Park as the San Francisco Mime Troupe gets ready for a 2009 performance of "Too Big to Fail" during their 50th anniversary season.
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