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Four students, Ben Ellerbrock, Danielle Kay, Jeremy Elder and Matt Curtain, play 32 different characters in ACT III Theatre Ensemble&#039;s upcoming performance of &quot;The 39 Steps.&quot; (Esmeralda Lopez/Daily Bruin)

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Actors step into and out of multiple characters in play &#8216;The 39 Steps&#8217;

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Four actors cycled through imaginary and real hats inside a classroom in the Luskin School of Public Affairs building, changing their appearance and demeanor on a dime.

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Actors step into and out of multiple characters in play ‘The 39 Steps’

By Nikhil Sharma

Nov. 11, 2016 11:01 p.m.