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The Heiress Critique
Kaitlin Waltrip
April 16, 2006
Thar 101
A Critique on "The Heiress" On the evening of March 23, 2006 my boyfriend and I made a visit to Brenham, Texas to see a play entitled "The Heiress." Playing the role of an audience member for the night, we dressed nicely (even though we were traveling to one of the smallest towns in Texas), went to a nice dinner at On the Border, and went to the show. We participated as an audience member in that we had to travel to the performance and were able to take part in the play from a visually entertaining side versus an actual performing side. The production being performed on this particular evening was of no cost to anyone who viewed it. This particular evening, along with another a couple days later,

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