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The Flagler Playhouse lost its theater to a fire, making it irreparable. The Playhouse had been at its Bunnell home for 17 years.

The project empowers young people with special needs through theater.

The Flagler Playhouse production of “Talking With . . .” includes six cast members performing various titled monologues. Clockwise from left are: Evelyn Lynam (“Lamps”), Ally Perkins (“Audition”), Jerri Berry (“Rodeo”), April Whaley (“Clear Glass Marbles”), Brittney Tellis (“Twirler”) and Madeleine Borth (“French Fries”). (© FlaglerLive) When the Flagler Playhouse opens its doors today to debut its new venture, the Flagler Theatre Workshop, its production of Jane Martin’s “Talking With . . .” will feature something just as significant as the physical distanc...

What does it mean to be a professional? One definition is that you’re paid for what you do. Like most community theaters, the Flagler Playhouse doesn’t pay its actors and gives only a small stipend to the directors. But new artistic director Paul Prece, of Ormond Beach, likes to think of it as an approach. “You always work professionally,” he said. “You do what you do based on the practices of the professional theater.” Prece, who retired from the university life in 2017 so that he could live near the beach, didn’t intend for his retirement to be a “step into my casket.” He ...