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Aiyana Straughn walks audiences through history in her Live Arts directing debut
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Aiyana Straughn walks audiences through history in her Live Arts directing debut

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Aiyana Straughn will be challenged to take audiences from a Manhattan playground to a Crimean battleground in the Virginia premiere of Jackie Drury’s Marys Seacole, a play based on the real-life story of a Jamaican-born nurse who cared for British soldiers during the Crimean War. Staged at Live Arts February 14 through March 2, the […]

Julia Stumbaugh | February 12, 2025

Arts Culture

Aiyana Straughn walks audiences through history in her Live Arts directing debut

Aiyana Straughn will be challenged to take audiences from a Manhattan playground to a Crimean battleground in the Virginia premiere of Jackie Drury’s Marys Seacole, a play based on the real-life story of a Jamaican-born nurse who cared for British soldiers during the Crimean War. Staged at Live Arts February 14 through March 2, the […]

Julia Stumbaugh | February 12, 2025

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