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Special recognition of Kentucky's stagecraft talents

WEKU | By Tom Martin

Published November 17, 2021 at 8:56 AM EST

Did you know? Kentucky has more than 200 community, professional, and summer stock theatres spread across 61 counties. Coming soon to Eastern Standard: a new series all about theatre production in Kentucky. It's hosted by William McCann. In Today's Interview, William gets details on some special recognition of Kentucky's stagecraft talents.

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Tom Martin hosts Eastern Standard, a weekly radio magazine of interviews and stories about interesting people, places, and things happening in the Commonwealth.

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