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An excerpt of our conversation, below, has been edited and condensed for clarity.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

Mr. Kline’s timing is sublime, whether he’s immersed in Richard’s narcissism or enchanting a crowd of locals with an excerpt from, again, “Hamlet.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

"I would have been afraid of the stares, those damned stares that a woman of my generation has always had to deal with," she explained in an excerpt published by the newspaper.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

The excerpt shares how Davis’ mother came west from Louisiana during the Great Migration, a Black Creole who arrived in Los Angeles in 1945.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Below is an excerpt from the “National Core Arts Standards: A Conceptual Framework for Arts Learning,” which explains some of the background in their creation.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin