Curtain Call
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Last published Wed, Jun 21, 2017
This is a tale of two young teenagers in the middle of a raging conflict between dance and theater.
A girl, bursting with joy, unaware of the dangers of what goes on backstage.
A boy, trapped behind the curtains, waiting for change.
Tis not fate that brought them together, more along the lines of . . . murder.
Recline in your seats and stay for the show as these two daring figures barely escape the clutches of the one known as Anonymous. Who will live, who will die?
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