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Auditions for 'Handmaid's Tale' opera draw more than 1,000 hopefuls

NPR | By Neda Ulaby

Published February 11, 2026 at 4:47 AM EST

More than a thousand people signed up for auditions in hopes of becoming an extra in the upcoming opera of "The Handmaid's Tale" in Detroit.

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