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L. D'Amour and K. Pearl, "Milton: A Performance and Community Engagement Experiment" (53rd State Press, 2019)
In 2012, Lisa D'Amour and Katie Pearl--known collectively as PearlDamour--began visiting five small American towns named Milton. From these visits emerged Milton: A Performance & Community Engagement Experiment (53rd State Press). This is a book that will be of interest to anyone interested in theatre as a tool for community engagement. The project moves from tiny details about the residents of each town to wide-lens reflections on what it means to be a citizen of a changing America. Milton is as interested in process as it in in product. It includes essayistic reflections on what it was like…
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