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Magic and Mayhem: From burlesque to George Bernard Shaw, Triangle theater keeps the pot stirring in three new productions

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From: The Independent Weekly
Date: 20020508
Author:Anonymous

?I do have something of a background.? Lissa Brennan, regional live arts writer, actor with Shakespeare & Originals, and founder of a performing group called Dog and Pony Show, is talking about her career. In burlesque. ?I had a modern dance background,? she says, and quickly adds, ?a legit modern dance background. And then, as a young girl just a few years back, I supported myself between 19 and 22 by dancing in nightclubs.?

Another quick addition follows. ?Not girly clubs. Not strip bars. Nightclubs, like Limelight.? She stops to think for a moment, before admitting, ?OK, go-go dancing ...

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