First-time directors lead Mummers' fairy tale double feature

On a Sunday afternoon in Wright Auditorium, Abbey Hardie works alongside a crew of volunteers painting set pieces for their upcoming Mitkof Mummers production, which will be Hardie's directorial debut. Around her, as the days count down until showtime, power tools are buzzing, music is bumping, people are laughing and problem-solving together to make a set that can help bring their fairy tale to life.

"Just seeing everybody have fun," that's the best part for her, says Hardie. "It gets really funny during rehearsals." Inside jokes proliferate, whether it's a particular way someone enters on th...

 
 

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