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The show’s been in rehearsal since late September. Auditions were held and everyone who turned out made the cut. The cast consists of 60 students who range from kindergarten to 7th grade. And they bought in. At the dress rehearsal, every song was full-throated. After a number called Love of Learning, one singer in the front ranks who’d been belting with clenched fists had to wipe his brow while soaking up the applause from the student assembly audience.

-- Cowles Stages "Maria Montessori: The Musical" in New Space - Des Moines Public Schools

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