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Let's Talk About Things I Know to Be True. Season 2 - Episode 6: the Physicality of Emotion.

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Let's Talk About Things I Know to Be True. Season 2 - Episode 6: the Physicality of Emotion.


A Public Fit Theatre Company is an award-winning ensemble theatre based in Las Vegas, Nevada. In this episode of Behind the Buzz, Producing Director Joe Kucan and Artistic Director Ann-Marie Pereth continue the conversation about their production of Andrew Bovell's Things I Know to Be True with cast members Karen McKenney and Jake Staley. They discuss the reality of catharsis, the nature of theatricality and the profound depth of one family's love for each other. 


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