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Article: `Streetcar' woos Jason Southerland; Blanche and Stanley were once avant garde.(ETC.)
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
- Article date:
- April 13, 2008
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Byline: Richard Duckett
When Jason Southerland founded Boston Theatre Works, one of his bold intentions was to stage plays that otherwise probably would not find a local audience.
"I looked around and I knew there was a whole host of writers not being done in Boston," Southerland said. "This was 12 years ago. I decided I wanted to start my own company."
But Southerland is not strictly a man of the avant-garde. He likes musical theater as well. Last season he came over to Worcester Foothills Theatre Company to direct the musical "Buddy!" based on the life of Buddy Holly. The show was wildly popular.
Now he's back at Foothills to direct a work that was both ...
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