Loved part 2 of The Importance of Being Earnest (live videoconference play from @ThePublicPGH )

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Fact check: Trump utters series of false and misleading claims at coronavirus briefing

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The Nightingale (WAOB Audio Theatre)

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Introduction to The Skin of Our Teeth (optimistic, absurdist metatheater; Thornton Wilder, 1942)

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Which of my colleagues wants attention?

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Trump, finally, takes the coronavirus emergency seriously

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