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y cavy themes, wry humour, and t|

§ deep mysteries of life fill Lanfo
A. A Wilson’s Obie Award-winning pl
Sympathetic Magic. The students in t
Douglas College theatre department a
working with guest director Sarah Rodgers
bring this piece to life. It’s no easy task.
fact, according to Rodgers, a professio
actor and director, even seasoned pros wo
find this play hard to tackle. So how is s
going about directing theatre students in
play where the characters are incredibly int

 

ligent, cynical thirty-somethings in the mid
of a life crisis? How does she convey

complexity of themes in the play to you
actors, most of whom are barely out of th

teens? With “lots of rehearsal time, lots
research, and lots of little, tiny baby stepj

 

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