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By Sallie Morgan
Special to the Rappahannock News
Playwright and actress Julie Portman firmly believes that the act of telling our own stories and of listening to each other’s stories has the power to transform us all. Her most recent play, Three Roses, which will be performed at Rappahannock County High School on Saturday, May 11 at 8 p.m., tells the true stories of three remarkable women, each of whom has survived unspeakable acts of violence, and each of whom has been able to transform her experience into forces of courage, healing and hope.
Since Three Roses premiered here in Rappahannock County two years ago, not only have audiences all over the country been deeply affected by the women’s stories, but the play itself has also undergone a transformation. “In fact,” says local writer and performer Joyce Abell, “if you saw the premier - u haven’t seen this e who were ^ ->
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