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The Bushwick Starr keeps its kids’ classes on a sliding scale and its new-play readings free

The Obie Award-winning nonprofit theater at 419 Eldert Street runs Starr Kids weekly for Pre-K through eighth graders. Its Starr Reading Series presents new plays and supports writers at all stages of their careers.

Two images: left, a child's arm and handmade paper puppets on a dark stage, with the child's head outside the frame and a red label reading Sliding scale; right, a colorful card headed Starr Reading Series with portraits of six people named Lisa Clair, b Dang, Lily Haje, Mya Ison, Che Kabia and Salwa Meghjee, above the line 7 p.m., 11.30 to 12.09, Free!

The Bushwick Starr keeps its kids’ classes on a sliding scale and its new-play readings free

The Obie Award-winning nonprofit theater at 419 Eldert Street runs Starr Kids weekly for Pre-K through eighth graders. Its Starr Reading Series presents new plays and supports writers at all stages of their careers.

The Bushwick Starr keeps its kids’ classes on a sliding scale and its new-play readings free
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The Bushwick Starr, an Obie Award-winning nonprofit theater at 419 Eldert Street, runs weekly Saturday theater classes for young students on a sliding scale and a free reading series of new plays, part of its programming for artists and audiences in Bushwick.

The theater’s Starr Kids program offers the Saturday classes for children from Pre-K through eighth grade, with tuition set on a sliding scale. Its free Starr Reading Series presents new plays and supports writers at all stages of their careers. The Bushwick Starr describes itself as devoted to artists, community and bold new work.

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