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Tips for a Great Night at the Theater

by Ariel Mitchell, dramaturg For a couple weeks now there has been a flurry of excitement as projections were added and aligned, music was perfected, and actors prepared to perform in front of an audience for the first time on Wednesday (2/27). We hope you are as excited as we are and we want to give you a few tips to have the greatest night possible at Gone Missing and The Cleverest Thief. Things you can do to get the most out of the play: 1. Make a poster

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As a part of our lobby display, you can make a lost or found poster for something you've lost or found! 2. Post to facebook Like our page on facebook ("Your Stories for the Cleverest Thief") and tell us your story about loss. 3. Check out the interviews we cut on youtube: BYUCleverestThief: Here's just one... 4. Check out the other blog posts 5. Sit back relax and enjoy the show!

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