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March 22, 2021March 22, 2021Xochitl Bentley

The Stakes of the Story: Learning from Tommy Orange

When I was a drama student in high school, a theater teacher offered this important reminder as we choreographed stage blocking for a scene: “Every story has stakes.”  These words were intended as a helpful cue to all the actors on the stage – to focus on conveying the risks involved as a character made […]

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