A Legend In His Own Minefield

A Legend In His Own Minefield

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My Life in the Theater: I Am Born

My Life in the Theater: I Am Born

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John Mendelssohn
Mar 20, 2015
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My Life in the Theater: I Am Born
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Who among us, given the chance to go back knowing all we’ve learned, wouldn’t do something very different in high school? One of the main things I’d do is try out for the annual school play, as I discovered later in life that acting’s big fun, and that I’m good at it. But it wasn’t until I was 35 that I realized how much fun acting is, and that I’m good…

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