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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Kennedy

It's not all grim across regional theater. Some venues offer ways to beat the post-pandemic blues

Billie Wheeler

Everyone who enters Barter Theatre in southwestern Virginia is met and welcomed by Katy Brown, the producing artistic director.

It's a simple touch but a telling one for the 90-year-old theater in Abingdon that has forged a very human connection with its 8,000 residents. Barter Theatre is not just a theater; it's their theater.

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