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The Kidney Kabaret benefits Janet Paone '83

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Janet Paone ’83 brings Mrs. Vivian Snustad to life on stage in “Church Basement Ladies,” at the Plymouth Playhouse.

On April 21, the local theatre community is throwing a bash to benefit the Janet Paone Transplant Fund. It will help defray medical costs incurred by Augsburg alum Janet Paone, Class of 1983, when she underwent a kidney transplant in November. Paone, who has appeared most recently as Mrs. Snustad in the hit musical Church Basement Ladies, is well known in the Twin Cities theatre community.

The kidney Paone received was donated by a fellow actor, John Vaughn, after they met as the leads in “Fiddler on the Roof” in community theatre last summer. When it became urgent for Paone to get a transplant, Vaughn stepped forward with an offer to be her donor. Continue reading “The Kidney Kabaret benefits Janet Paone '83”