Leslie Coates

Seems he'd started the theater when an undergrad, along with its Artistic Director Leslie Coates.
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Les told me all the pros and cons."She laughs recalling one of the conversations.Weather was among the subjects, she says.When they first conversed she was hanging in 90-degree weather.

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At one point - when the heat was on - Coates gave her advice.
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And according to Coates, Yirak walks the talk.