Stagestruck: Confessions from Summer Stock
Beginning in 1950, temperamental young actors and actresses would live together, work for pennies and do odd jobs in pursuit of refining their craft and creating a professional theatrical production. Dramatic re-enactments, historical photos and engaging interviews with past members capture the day-to-day challenges and joys of the summer stock experience at the Orleans Arena Theatre on Cape Cod.
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Stagestruck: Confessions from Summer Stock
56m 30s
Beginning in 1950, temperamental young actors and actresses would live together, work for pennies and do odd jobs in pursuit of refining their craft and creating a professional theatrical production. Dramatic re-enactments, historical photos and engaging interviews with past members capture the day-to-day challenges and joys of the summer stock experience at the Orleans Arena Theatre on Cape Cod.
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