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" We are not living up to Thomas Jefferson's idea of what a trial by jury means. "
Glenne Headly
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" I was shocked when I would read a newspaper from that time, and the Freedom March wasn't even mentioned. "
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" I went to the library and found lots of material about this time, about the Freedom March and what was going on down there in 1964. "
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" Once we were a part of Equity, we were able to get a salary, and then because we were employing ourselves, we just made sure we were always working. We put in hours to get subscribers. We used to do little shows at rich peoples' houses to get them to give us money. "
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" Theatre requires devotion that is all-consuming. When we started out, we didn't mind working 12 hours a day. We didn't mind going endlessly over and over a scene to make it right. I was the company's costumer for the first few years, and I remember the budget for 'Balm in Gilead' was $150. "
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