ART SCENE BY PAM HUNT PHOTOS COURTESY OF LYRIC THEATRE COMPANY
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A COMMUNITY THEATER COMPANY BUILT BY VOLUNTEERS
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yric Theatre Company has long been a mainstay in Burlington’s arts scene. Its mission of bringing Broadway-style shows to the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts is brought to life by the company’s numerous volunteers and supporters. Going into its 46th year, the organization still buzzes with “startup energy,” says newly appointed executive director and Vermont native Erin Evarts. She credits this energy not only to the general enthusiastic vibe of the volunteers—both those whom audiences see on stage and those who perform the multitude of behind-the-scenes work for each production—but also to the fact that they’re in their new space on Green Tree Drive in South Burlington,