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Third Girl from the Left

Written by: Christine Barker
Narrated by: Betsy Struxness
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“A beautifully written memoir of life on the Broadway stage at the onset of the 1980s AIDS epidemic.... Compelling, and remarkably hopeful.” (Mara Liasson, national political correspondent, NPR)

A moving, real-life account of making it as a dancer in New York City, embracing the changing faces of love and family, and being at ground-zero for one of the most fatal epidemics of modern times....

Wanting to be a dancer while growing up in a large military family made Christine Barker somewhat of a black sheep, but she followed her dreams to New York City, where—in a moment of almost unbelievable good fortune—she was chosen for the London cast of A Chorus Line.

London, and then New York, in the '70s and '80s opened up Christine’s world. The creativity, culture, and nightlife were intoxicating, enough so to compel her older brother Laughlin to join her. Once there, the divorced father, veteran, and corporate lawyer met rising fashion star Perry Ellis. Romance and success soon followed—as well as rumors of a devastating new disease....

Broadway’s theater community is ravaged by loss as the AIDS epidemic takes hold, and Christine is shocked by the toll it’s taken on her inner circle. Holding on tight to friends and loved ones left behind, the crisis becomes a crucible moment for her family and for all of society. And Christine is once again forced to go her own way to make sense of the tragedy.

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About the Creator - Christine Barker

About the Creator

Christine Barker was raised in a military family and grew up living in Europe and throughout the United States. When her father retired from the military, her family settled in Santa Fe, NM. After attending two years of college at UCLA, Ms. Barker moved to New York City to pursue a career in dance and theater. She appeared in national tours and off-Broadway productions before being cast in the London production of the Tony Award-winning A Chorus Line. From London, she toured with the show, eventually joining the Broadway cast in New York. In addition to her theater credits, she appeared in numerous national television commercials. She holds an MFA in writing from Sarah Lawrence College and divides her time between Santa Fe and her home in Connecticut.
Photographed by Cait Kelly

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heart-wrenching and beautifully done

Having been born post- AIDS epidemic, I've heard stories my whole life, but having it told this way, from an intimate, but outside perspective, broke my heart at every turn.

How do you keep going when your life crumbles around you like that?

Who do you become when tragedy hits so close, so many times, and you lose everyone in your life?

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