theater

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Neither the city nor the theater are the stuff of a young woman’s dreams, but Stella takes tragedy and poverty in stride as she aims—mostly inaccurately—for stardom on the boards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Viewers who aren’t reeling from the reveal in their theater seat will have just as much to parse from “The Drama” as those who go in totally blind.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Born Aug. 21, 1950, in the Texas Panhandle, Jones got her start in local theater in Austin.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

After 2005, Jones again focused on her theater career.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

If I didn’t wow them, the theater would be completely empty after intermission, and my opera career would’ve ended before it began.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman