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Circus Spectacular
Get up close and personal with the performers in the Circus Arts Conservatory’s summer show. PAGE 8
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Locally Sourced Laughter
Florida-based performers get their share of laughs at FST’s 2018 Sarasota Improv Festival.
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Helping Hand
Making it as a young artist can be hard. The Exchange is here to help. PAGE 9
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he 2018 Sarasota Improv Festival will pack 20 cutting-edge improv troupes onto Florida Studio Theatre’s various stages from July 12-14.
Denim is back
Think the jean miniskirt is dead? Wrong. It’s back, and it’s all grown up now. PAGE 10
Top: Christine Alexander and Joey Panek of FST Improv. Above: Lauren Bone of The Third Thought.
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