An Act of Penance
Life begins to imitate art as an Off-Broadway actor is forced to grapple with his own shame during a stage production of "The Scarlet Letter."
Life begins to imitate art as an Off-Broadway actor is forced to grapple with his own shame during a stage production of "The Scarlet Letter."
D.B. Milliken
Adam
Ashley LaLonde
Madelyn
Elise Vannerson
Esther
Baker Zac Calvert
Paul
Courtney Corso-Casiano
Katie
Life begins to imitate art as an Off-Broadway actor is forced to grapple with his own shame during a stage production of "The Scarlet Letter."
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