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MIRAN’S STATE THEATRE was a stately building in the commercial district. Flanked by some of the most prestigious shops, the building’s imposing façade dominated the streetscape. A set of broad marble steps led up to the main entrance: two large doors each custom-made of a large panel of resin. If you stood close up, you could see the hundreds of layered grass stems in the resin. Someone would have built each door with resin poured over layer upon layer of carefully-arranged stems.
Ellisandra by-passed the main entrance with its echoing and empty foyer and grandiose-looking arches with little painted animal heads.
The staff and actors had their own entrance at the end of an alley that ran down the side of the building. Via the door under the porch, she entered the theatre’s dressing ro
