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When Manuel Prieto first saw The Wizard of Oz in elementary school, "I was very curious as to how all these storytelling elements were presented to tell a beautiful story that was magical, that was out of this world," the new executive director of Boston Court in Pasadena, Calif., tells the Los Angeles Times.
Now Prieto, who grew up in California's Imperial Valley and has a master's in nonprofit management and a bachelor's in theater design from the University of Southern California, says he's "humbled" and "excited" to lead the performing arts center, which has produced 63 fully staged theatrical productions, more than 350 concerts, 18 new play reading festivals, dozens of visual art exhibits, and more since it was founded in 2003.
Boston Court's 75-seat Marjorie Branson Performance Space and 99-seat Main Stage have served as homes for the nonprofit's theater productions, eclectic music series, the annual New Play Reading Festival, and Art Upfront, a rotating visual art program.
"I really gravitate towards the fact that this performing arts center produces new work," Prieto says.
"Even before it was in vogue to produce local Angeleno artists of color's work, they were making that commitment.
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