Dovere For Camden
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Dovere is an Italian word for
responsibility, respect. Joseph
M. Paprzycki and Pepe Piperno
felt a responsibility to deliver the
respect that their beloved, bro-
ken city - Camden, New Jersey
- deserved. Once a thriving city,
Camden fell on hard times in the
1960s and 1970s. Drugs, crime,
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by Gary Wien
and corrupt politicians brought
the city to its knees. Joe, Pepe,
and a small group of folks came
together to breathe life into
Camden by investing their cre-
ativity, hearts, souls, and treasure
to turn what used to be Joe’s
grandfather’s abandoned bar
into a professional theatre.
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