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Conversation With: Center Stage

Michael Ross and Adena Varner of Baltimore Center Stage theater led our discussion for today’s Conversation With. Mr. Ross is the Executive Director of Center Stage, and Ms. Varner is the Director of Education. They talked about their jobs, the plays that have impacted their lives, and how they can relate their own life experiences to theater. Ms. Varner also treated the students to a song, demonstrating her vocal talent.

“I enjoyed the Conversation with today. I really enjoyed both of their stories, especially Mr. Michael’s because how a play changed his life. I never knew that it took a lot of work to make a play happen. One of the things that I found interesting was that if one of the main people were sick, the play still had to go on. So, they had to do a whole lot of research to find someone to do that part,” said Jordan, a senior.

“I always wanted me to act but I just never knew any places that could teach me and them coming in could give me that opportunity and maybe in some of their plays. They also kind of changed my perspective of how I view plays and musicals because I use to hate musicals but how much work they put in made me appreciate them even more. Over the weekend I’m going to look into their programs that they have,” said 10th grader Salma.