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Venice Theatre builds new season around renovated playhouse
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When John Cage composed an opera commemorating the American bicentennial audiences walked out. Now, it's being reinterpreted by new artists in a Detroit Opera production. Above, Brianna J. Robinson, left, Travis Leon Williams, Mia Mandineau and Selena Kearney rehearse for Apartment House 1776 which runs May 21 to 24.
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