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Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Breaking the Fourth Wall With Thornton Wilder by Heather Chesley

As a child, Heather Chesley was entranced with the breaking of the fourth wall in Our Town. Now she's breaking it in another Wilder play, The Matchmaker.

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