Flordelino Lagundino: Twin Cities fans of arts and culture should get used to saying that operatic-sounding name.
It belongs to a director, actor and company builder whom Park Square Theatre has tapped as only the third artistic director in its 46-year history.
Lagundino, 47, takes the reins at the St. Paul playhouse Aug. 1, stepping into shoes made large by Richard Cook, who started at the theater in 1975 and took the helm in 1980. Cook built the company from a small-time amateur troupe to a professional playhouse with a $3.4 million annual budget and two stages that serve 80,000-plus patrons each year.
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