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CalArts’ ‘Shelter’

CalArts actors rehearse "Shelter," a play that tells the stories of unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S. border and passing through the deportation shelter system.

CalArts actors rehearse “Shelter,” a play that tells the stories of unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S. border and passing through the deportation shelter system.

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April 1, 2016 7 AM PT

Images from ‘Shelter’ presented by CalArts’ Center for New Performance

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Jonathan Bangs and Cynthia Callejas rehearse a scene from “Shelter.”

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Emilio Garcia Sanchez, left, Peter Mark, Jonathan Bangs, Cynthia Callejas, Jazmen-Bleu Gutierrez, Andres Velez and Moriah Martel rehearse “Shelter.”

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CalArts actors rehearse “Shelter,” a play that tells the stories of unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S. border.

(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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CalArts actors rehearse “Shelter.”

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“Shelter” cast members rehearse a section of the play that conveys refugee kids’ stories of riding the treacherous “La Bestia” trains.

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Moriah Martel, right, and the “Shelter” cast rehearse.

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Jonathan Bangs at rehearsal for “Shelter.”

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CalArts actors rehearse “Shelter.”

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CalArts actors in “Shelter” rehearsal.

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CalArts actors in “Shelter” rehearsal.

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Jonathan Bangs at a rehearsal for “Shelter.”

(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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“Shelter” was written by Marissa Chibas and directed by Martin Acosta.

(Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

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