says performers move fluidly between
the two venues. "Many people at the
Firehouse cut their teeth at the Actors
Studio," she notes. While Clopton doesn't
like to name names, for fear of hurt feel-
ings, he agrees that a number of actors
from TASN have moved on to the Fire-
house, and even larger audiences.
Writers, too, have seen their works
evolve from rough draft to polished
drama through the studio's multiple
programs for playwrights, which include
a monthly workshop for cold readings of
scripts in various stages of development,
as well as a partnership with the North
Shore Readers Theatre Collaborative,
an organization dedicated to developing
new plays. On the second Saturday of
every month from September until June,
the collaborative presents new plays
from local and regional playwrights be-
fore an audience in a "Readers Theatre"
forum, meaning the actors are seated
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