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Frank Koshykatas

0:07 - 0:57

"opening at some— on September 11th at Thunder Mountain Middle School. We're very, very excited."

“opening at some— on September 11th at Thunder Mountain Middle School. We're very, very excited.”
Speaker
Frank Koshykatas
Timestamp
0:07 – 0:57
Community
Alaska News
Location
Juneau
Captured at
August 28, 2026

From the transcript

My name is Frank Henry Koshykatas. I am honored to be part of this production, and I'm playing the icht within that. But in this sense right now, I am really, really honored to be See, to be joined by our— by some, some wonderful guests and creatives and people who I've watched pour their heart and soul into this production to bring it to life for us to see opening at some— on September 11th at Thunder Mountain Middle School. We're very, very excited. Maybe we can go through the panel right now and you can just say your name, maybe what you're doing within this particular production.

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