Janesville native Don Zolidis has written more than 150 plays for young people. He is known for leaning into complex issues like death and mental health because, as he says, children can tell when you’re being dishonest.

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Stela Burdt, who has built an impressive career in regional theater and is currently appearing as the engineer Hertha Ayrton in "The Half-Life of Marie Curie" at the Commonweal Theatre in Lanesboro, Minnesota.

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