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Williamston Theatre looks ahead to 2016-17 season

By mickey hirten • Sep 19, 2016
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    Emily Sutton-Smith (L) and Tony Caselli of the Williamston Theatre.
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The Joseph Zettelmaier play "Pulp" opens the Williamston Theatre season this week. We talk with artistic director Tony Caselli and development director Emily Sutton-Smith.


A new theatre season is a herald of autumn. Current State guest host Mickey Hirten talks with Tony Caselli and Emily Sutton-Smith of the Williamston Theatre about their plans for the coming season. The first show will be "Pulp" by Joseph Zettelmaier, which opens Thursday night. Caselli is directing the show.

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