East West Players Producing Artistic Director Tim Dang to Step Down
Dang makes way for new leadership after 22 years at the helm of the nation’s oldest continually operating theatre of color.
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Dang makes way for new leadership after 22 years at the helm of the nation’s oldest continually operating theatre of color.
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