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The organization took its name from one of
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Youngstown businessman Richard Rosenthal and founded by Youngstown native Alexandra Vansuch, with support from local performers and civic minded individuals, as a community venue for theater, film, music, literature, dance, and the visual arts.
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The center specialized in performing locally written plays, as well as offbeat, obscure plays and musicals such as
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