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Narda E. Alcorn

Professor

Jun 10, 2026

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4:28
Revolution is always in the air.
4:35
for an 8 o'clock performance.
4:37
I would arrive at the theater typically no later than 6.30, usually 6.
4:41
The stage management team would collaborate on what I call today's announcements.
4:46
And it says things like a reminder that tomorrow's performance will be ASL interpreted, a reminder that tomorrow we will celebrate so-and-so's birthday.
4:55
We often began our announcements with sort of fun facts or ask a trivia question.
5:02
It's now around seven-ish.

28 MINS LATER

32:42
When they ensure that every member of the company knows they are not powerless, stage managers defiantly reject the cultural characteristics that discouraged Narda from speaking up when she fell all those years ago.

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