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A job that changed me: Being a theatre usher cracked open my heart to beauty

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A job that changed me: Being a theatre usher cracked open my heart to beauty
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The performances often gave me goose bumps, but I also got to observe the highs and lows of audience behaviourRead more in this series hereI was 24, had just moved into a share house I couldn’t afford, and my job as a nanny was proving less than ideal. I’d graduated from my music degree a few years prior and was floating along, feeling a little lost.A friend had told me to apply to become a front-of-house staff member at Australia’s busiest performing arts centre, Arts Centre Melbourne. It was a

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