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Williamston Theatre: Four founders, fifty shows

WKAR Public Media | By Scott Pohl
Published November 24, 2014 at 11:24 AM EST
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On Friday night, the Williamston Theatre will stage the first preview performance of their 50th show. “Miracle on South Division Street” runs through December 28th.Current State’s Scott Pohl went to the theatre to talk with the four people who founded Williamston Theatre: artistic director Tony Caselli, managing director Chris Purchis, development director Emily Sutton-Smith, and executive director John Leppard.
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Scott Pohl has maintained an on-call schedule reporting for WKAR following his retirement after 36 years on the air at the station.
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