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	Yasmin Rahim '02 (Red Riding Hood) and Christian Diegel '01 (Prince Charming) Photo by Rita Naninni		Cotsen Players perform for children. Gumshoe, loyal secretary, femme fatale: all the elements of '40s-style crime drama are in The Fairyland Detective Agency but with a difference. The play is the first production of a new student theater troupe, the Cotsen Players, formed to present plays based on or inspired by children's literature.      Director Christina Towle '02, who was an intern last summer in the Cotsen Children's Library, developed the group in consultation with Cotsen outreach coordinator Bonnie Bernstein. While the Cotsen Library is a research collection, which scholars access through the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, "It's still a public space to which we want to attract children, parents and visitors," Bernstein says. "The idea of plays based on children's literature, performed in the library, seemed natural."      The Cotsen Players is the only student group on campus aimed at an audience of families, Towle points out. "As a college student," she notes, "you're always with people your own age. It's a real pleasure to perform for a younger audience, to be a kid again yourself, to work with parents and families. It's kind of a relief not to take everything so seriously." More... • Cotsen Children's Library home page
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