“I came into this room with all these people who are from all walks of life, and we come together, and we made these, really beautiful, pieces. Really funny, creative pieces. Beautiful and kinda sad, but like hopeful pieces as well. And it just made me realize how important doing theater and art is.”
Iana Rain, one of the performers in the 2026 Workers’ Opera in St Louis, Missouri.
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