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This Circle Round episode was recorded live with members of the Boston's Symphony Orchestra,

plus a star-studded cast of actors at Symphony Hall on February 7, 26.

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slash Circle Round. The writer Maya Angelou once said,

When someone shows you who they are, believe them. What she meant was every action we take,

every word we utter, they can be seen as reflections of our true character. In today's tale,

we'll meet an animal whose true character is revealed from the get-go, even though she tries hiding it behind

a mask.

I'm Rebecca Sheer, and welcome to Circle Round Live at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts.

Today our story is called the Masked Bandit.

It comes from the Sioux, one of North America's oldest and largest indigenous tribes.

Joining me on stage is a star-studded cast of actors, Michael Bobbitt, Michael Cerveris,

Pally, Callie Crossley, and Faith Saly.

Providing musical accompaniment, under the direction of our own Eric Shimelonis,

is a world-class ensemble from the Boston Symphony Orchestra,

Kathy Bassrock on viola, Rachel Childers on horn,

Chris Elchico on clarinet, Clint Foreman on flute, Ben Levy on double bass,

and Suzanne Nelson on Bassoon. So circle around everyone for the masked bandit. Thank you. Thank you.

I'm Long, long ago, before people roamed the earth, there lived a raccoon.

How you doing? I'm raccoon. Raccoon's stout, stocky body was covered with dense gray fur.

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