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Art is a Verb Cast & Creative Team
Cast
Karen Slack
Soprano
Andres Acosta
Tenor
Sidney Outlaw
Baritone
Andrew Wilkowske
Baritone
Creative Team
B.E. Boykin
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Harrison David Rivers
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Lily Tung Crystal
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Andrew Whitfield
Music Direction
Joseph Li
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Miko S. Simmons
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Erica Zaffarano
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Ryan Melling
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John Scherf
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