Robert Hooks: Always About the Ensemble
The pioneering co-founder of Negro Ensemble Company looks back on an acting and producing career that was never just about himself.
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The pioneering co-founder of Negro Ensemble Company looks back on an acting and producing career that was never just about himself.
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