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Boston theater’s youth revival

More young actors are staying in Boston

By Don Aucoin

 |  Globe Staff  

  November 27, 2011

In a development that would have seemed unlikely as recently as a decade ago, and that has significant implications for the vitality of Boston theater, talented young performers increasingly see Boston as a place to forge an acting career, not just to launch one. “It’s more than a steppingstone,’’ asserts Daniel Berger-Jones, 28, who graduated from Boston University and is one of a group of young actors who founded the Orfeo Group, a small and adventurous theater company. “We are developing a nice culture here.’’

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