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The Playwriting Podcast

Ken Wolf, Artistic Director, Manhattan Repertory Theatre, Playwright, Direc

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The Playwriting Podcast, hosted by Ken Wolf, Artistic Director of Manhattan Repertory Theatre, will offer strategies and techniques for playwrights (and writers in general) "to get out of their heads" and write better, feel more motivated, get into that CREATIVITY ZONE, find more productive ways to complete a work, and to simply have more fun creating! Each episode we will explore what works and what doesn't work, so that you can jump start your playwriting and take your work to the next level.
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The Theatre of Others Podcast

Adam Marple and Budi Miller

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Co-artistic Directors and Theatre educators Adam Marple and Budi Miller discuss the Theatre moving past the Covid-19 shutdown with topics such as the roles of the Audience, Actor, Director, Playwright, and Space in our new reality.To submit a question, please visit http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers for voice recording or submit an email to podcast@theatreofothers.com Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise. If you enjoyed this podcast, we´d love for you t ...
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Playwriting

National Theatre

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In this collection, leading playwrights explain some of the key elements of a well-written play, and discuss how they approach them in their own work. Simon Stephens, David Hare, Katori Hall, Matt Charman, Nell Leyshon, James Graham, Alia Bano, Richard Bean, Anders Lustgarten and Roy Williams talk about writing dialogue, creating characters, structuring a narrative and more. They also offer some top tips for first time writers, and talk about their own writing methods.
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A podcast re-watching The Walking Dead, from the beginning, with two queer feminist playwrights who have a lot to say about horror, masculinity, and the women of the apocalypse. But mostly we're discussing who can get it and who should get it.
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A podcast about art and its role in our lives. Artist and armchair aesthetic philosopher Greg Beam probes various topics in the arts, asking how art both reflects and shapes our perceptions of the world.
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A weekly creative video game idea workshop between hosts Ryan Hamann, and Ryan Quintal, and the Play;Write community. Play;Write is a podcast about creating and sharing new ways to play. Each week, new ideas for new video experiences to bring to life. A proud part of the Cane and Rinse Network. Visit PlayWriteCast.com or email playwritecast@gmail.com to share your idea today!
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A theater arts and performing arts podcast featuring interviews that inspire and empower performers, while encouraging the benefits of a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Interviews with acclaimed actors, writers, directors and musicians sharing the secrets behind their success.
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LocalTheatreNY.com's Podcast for theatre lovers everywhere. Taking you backstage to some of the hottest theatre in the New York Tri-State Area, from local, indy theatre to the broadway stage, we cover the shows, the productions, the people who bring you theatre, from acting coaches to actors, producers, directors, entire companies and more! FInd us at LocalTheatreNY.com
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30 to Curtain

Center Theatre Group

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Center Theatre Group, a nonprofit organization, is one of the largest and most active theatre companies in the nation, programming at the Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, and Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Play: Notes

Prospect Park Productions NZ

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Ever wondered what’s the big deal with a particular play or playwright? Was Romeo really worth it? What exactly was Oedipus’ complex? Who was Antigone antagonising? And why was a play about vaginas revolutionary for its time? This is where Play: Notes comes in. Join Dramaturgs Emily Duncan and Allison Horsley as they give you the need-to-know notes on plays that have influenced how we watch, read, and think about theatre. Warning: Contains mature themes, language, and spoilers. Play:Notes is ...
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The Quickening is an interview podcast for people who make and love theater. The premise is simple: We invite artists we admire and ask them one question… “What was it like making your first show in New York?” Where the conversation goes from there is up to the universe. The Quickening is hosted by Fern Diaz and Matt Kagen, co-founders of softFocus, a theater incubator for the digital age.
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Reading Plays

Gareth Stack

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Reading plays is like a book group, but for plays. Each episode features an in depth discussion of a new or classic modern play. Each week we do a close reading of a play, discussing it’s merits, themes, issues raised, and so on. You can play along by reading or watching a production of the play before you listen to the show. Join Gareth Stack & James Van De Waal for a light hearted but in depth discussion of theatre, from classic French farce, to post modern drama.
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PlayCrush

The Old Vic and Sherman Theatre

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Join Joe Murphy, Sherman’s Artistic Director and previous Old Vic Baylis Director, as he welcomes a new guest fortnightly to talk about their career in theatre, their highs and lows along the way – and to ask them the ultimate question: what's your favourite play? PlayCrush is created in collaboration with the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, and is is supported by Royal Bank of Canada in association with the TS Eliot Estate. Neither The Old Vic or Sherman Theatre would be here during this uncertai ...
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The Theater Project Thinks About...

Mary Iannelli, Mark Spina, Kevin Carver

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The Theater Project thinks about... was created as a way to take our patrons on a “deeper dive” into the process of the actors, directors, playwrights & other artists in our community, as well as the mechanics of bringing an artist’s work to an audience.
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The Epikast

Gravestone Productions

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The Epikast is a collection of stories set in the mythical world of Kiinos. Inspired by classical mythologies of all kinds, the Epikast aspires to tell tales of epic proportion using the 5th Edition Mythic rules of the World's Most Common RPG in this actual play podcast.
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Andrew Hearle and professional actors from the StageMilk team share honest, intimate and embarrassing details about life as an actor. Together with special guests our hosts explore the reality of working/not working in one of the toughest industries in the world. Let's Talk Acting is an on-going series which examines how to act and how to be an actor.
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Break a Leg! is a podcast that explores the relationship between disability and the arts. Join playwright and advocate Nicole Zimmerer and her guests as they cover topics in theatre, film, TV, studio arts, music, and more. We’ll be spilling the “Disabili-Tea” on current and past events in disability history and investigate the future of accessibility in the arts. This podcast is perfect for fans of the arts looking to learn more about disability representation and arts accessibility in a fun ...
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Ken Wolf, Artistic Director of Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York City, presents the 398th episode of THE PLAYWRITING PODCAST. Episode Story Topic: "Connecting to Theatres and Producers!" Manhattan Rep's NEW Play Connection Service: https://www.manhattanrep.com/play-connection-service My 4 new books on Amazon: How to Write a Fantastic Play in …
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Octavio Solis is among the most celebrated playwrights discussing the Latin American experience, but he wasn't always a writer. Octavio began his artistic journey as an actor-turned-writing-teacher. But when his students started succeeding, he felt an emerging feeling; a need to take his own advice and get to the page. Since then, Solis has written…
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In this episode, Adam and Budi sit down with Balinese academic and performer, John Emigh, to discuss his extensive career. JOHN EMIGH is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies at Brown University, where he taught and directed regularly from 1967 to 2009; from 2009 to 2018 he taught in the Brown/Trinity MFA prog…
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Carole Kirschner, the director of the CBS Diversity Writers Program & WGA Showrunner Training Program, is passionate about helping creative professionals build thriving Hollywood careers. Whether you're an emerging writer of a pro, Carole will offer you PRACTICAL advice as to how to approach this ever-changing business. FOR CAROLE'S BOOK: https://w…
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Playwright Oliver Mayer joined us before the premiere of his new play Ghost Waltz. Oliver shares his experience writing operas, the medium's influence on his playwriting and the musicality of English as well as the intimacy of theatre and creative control, the after affects of "crashing into the wall. We also explore writing rituals, interruptions,…
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In this episode, Adam and Budi go back through some listener questions and insights. Special thanks to everyone who submitted a question! Please let us know your thoughts! Mentioned in this episode Mask Training with Fabio Motta & Budi Miler Celebration Barn Fundraising TOO Episode 195: The Audience Making Support the show If you enjoyed this week´…
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The irony of this episode is that Nick's "Word of the Year" for 2024 is EDIT. And it took Brie four months to edit this dang file. Maybe EDIT should have been both our words! NEVERTHELESS. Here we are. It's 2024. We're the happiest new members of PodCavern. And we're ready to set and tackle our goals in the struggly world of Arts & Entertainment in…
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In this episode, Adam and Budi discuss a recent article in which Patsy Rosenburg steps down from the Guildhall Drama School, leading to a further discussion around the tuition of further education and whether this is an approachable, and sustainable, method of training. Mentioned in this episode Celebration Barn Fundraiser Bidding 'Without craft, a…
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Even though Debby Wolfe began her career writing "edgy, brooding feminist shorts" (her words), but really found her lane as a writer when she wrote a Modern Family spec that launched her career. Since then, she's written on a number of multi-cams, eventually arriving on Lopez vs. Lopez, which she's currently showrunning. Today, Debby discusses how …
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Playwright Tira Palmquist sat in the Playwright's Spotlight while rehearsing her latest play The Body's Midnight. We had a wonderful conversation discussing the benefits of table work, entering the flow state and making discoveries later in the process, the role of the playwright in rehearsals, cutting characters, time between drafts, and the tool …
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In this episode, Budi sits down with return guest, Fabio Motta, to discuss how they approach decolonizing acting training in their rooms, and what that looks like, and the results they see. Mentioned in this episode Discovering the Clown Support the show If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a questi…
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Today TTP is thinking about...what it’s like to coordinate an event like our Young Playwrights’ Competition. Grace Carver, the event coordinator, sits down with the competition’s director, and her father, Kevin to talk about her personal experience, what it takes to coordinate such an event and provides a retrospective highlighting selected plays f…
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In this episode, Adam and Budi sit down to discuss their second book in the 2024 Book Club series "Waiting for Lefty" by Clifford Odets. Clifford Odets was the leading dramatist of the theatre of social protest in the United States during the 1930s. His important affiliation with the celebrated Group Theatre contributed to that company’s considerab…
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Cole Haddon is many things: a feature writer, a showrunner, a novelist, but he's grown an incredibly loyal community for his STORY brain, which mostly congregates on his very popular substack. Today we discuss tone, genre, and plot through a case study in which we compare two very popular TV shows: The Bear and Ted Lasso. In this discussion, we'll …
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Ken Wolf, Artistic Director of Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York City, presents the 397th episode of THE PLAYWRITING PODCAST. Episode Story Topic: "How to Make BIG and Congruent Choices!" Manhattan Rep's NEW Play Connection Service: https://www.manhattanrep.com/play-connection-service My 4 new books on Amazon: How to Write a Fantastic Play in…
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Joan of Arcadia's Becky Wahlstrom stopped by Playwright's Spotlight while in town from Nashville to help wrap up the rehearsal process for the premiere of her new play A Froggy Becomes. Becky discusses how she started out writing plays after a successful stint in Hollywood. We touch a bit on censorship from theaters, the pros and cons of writing fo…
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In this episode, Adam rides solo and describes a returning phenomenon of apartment based theatre, where restraints of space and audience are controlled and used to create intimate immediate provocations Article referenced in this episode - https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/where-did-nycs-indie-theater-scene-go-backyards-basements-and-rooftop…
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Today is a chance to hear from YOU! We were thrilled to invite longtime listener Jennifer Deaton onto our show to hear about her impressive career in the biz including her life as a reader for Focus Features and screenwriting debut, the award-winning indie feature Jack of the Red Hearts. JOIN OUR PATREON: www.patreon.com/thescreenwritinglife…
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In this episode, Budi sits down with Bob Krakower to talk about his career in teaching acting for screen. A graduate of Tufts University, Bob Krakower started his teaching career at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. Mentored by Conservatory Director Allen Fletcher, he was teaching first year graduate acting, directing projects, an…
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Ken Wolf, Artistic Director of Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York City, presents the 396th episode of THE PLAYWRITING PODCAST. Episode Story Topic: "The Play Submission Cover Letter" Manhattan Rep's NEW Play Connection Service: https://www.manhattanrep.com/play-connection-service My 4 new books on Amazon: How to Write a Fantastic Play in 28 Da…
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This year, one of the most talked about Animated Shorts at this year's Oscars is WAR IS OVER. The project, inspired by the Music of John and Yoko, is an 11-minute animated short featuring the 50-year-old classic song Happy Xmas (War Is Over), set against the backdrop of war. Today, we welcome three of the shorts' brilliant creators: Pixar alum and …
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This year, one of the most talked about Animated Shorts at this year's Oscars is WAR IS OVER. The project, inspired by the Music of John and Yoko, is an 11-minute animated short featuring the 50-year-old classic song Happy Xmas (War Is Over), set against the backdrop of WWI. Today, we welcome three of the shorts' brilliant creators: Pixar alum and …
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This week playwright Steve Fife sat in-studio in the Playwright's Spotlight. It was a reflective conversation of his experience in New York and on Broadway in the seventies, his dislike of eighties, and the joyous return in the nineties. We discuss rewriting and updating past works, getting back to theatre's roots, directing your own work (of cours…
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In this episode, Adam and Budi contemplate the purpose of theatre. We ask "why are we doing theatre? and who are we doing it for?" Support the show If you enjoyed this week´s podcast, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. To submit a question: Voice- http://www.speakpipe.com/theatreofothers Email- podcast@theatreofothers.com Show Credits Co-Host…
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Ali interviews rapper, actor, and podcaster, Tenn Buick, who shares about his first gig when he got to LA, his process for creating a rap, why authenticity is more important than virality when it comes to putting out content, personal favorite moments from his podcast, All Grown Up (SYKE!), favorite things from the '90s, and a whole lot more!…
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Nimona isn't just one of 2023's best animated movies, it's one of 2023's best movies, full stop (and yes, it is Oscar-nominated). Today, we welcome one it's co-writers, Lloyd Taylor, to talk about adapting ND Stevenson beloved graphic novel, working through a roller coaster development window, and not being afraid to blow up his own work in service…
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In this episode, Adam and Budi kick of the first book club episode of the year with The Dutchman, by Amiri Baraka. We welcome Taylor Barfield to the discussion, as he joins Budi and Adam in dissecting this classic. Poet, writer, teacher, and political activist Amiri Baraka was born Everett LeRoi Jones in 1934 in Newark, New Jersey. He attended Rutg…
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Some of the finalists of last year's THINK FAST competition sit with Mark Spina to give us their take on the pros and cons of these programs. Credits: Audio Engineer Gary Glor One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References: THE PANELISTS: Teddy Durgin https://www.facebook.com/teddy.durgin Michael Towers https://www.fac…
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Elizabeth Hargrave's debut board game Wingspan has become a one this century's most definitional games, but her inspiration to create was pretty simple. She says, "I felt like there were too many games about castles and space, and not enough games about things I’m interested in. So I decided to make a game about something I cared about." This is ju…
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Catya McMullen stopped by Playwright's Spotlight during the run of her new play Arrowhead which runs through March 4, 2024. In this episode, we talk about surviving lockdowns as an artist, what makes a good writer, reflecting life on stage, stage plays as love letters. We also discuss what comes after the initial idea, writing from a personal place…
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Ali recaps her experience attending Pasadena Comic Con, including meeting awesome people like Melanie Chartoff (Didi Pickles), David Kaufman (Danny Phantom), and lots of talented indie artists. Plus, chatting more with Susanne Blakeslee and working up the nerve to ask Butch Hartman that Cosmo & Wanda question (listen to the Toon Con episode for con…
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Ken Wolf, Artistic Director of Manhattan Repertory Theatre in New York City, presents the 395th episode of THE PLAYWRITING PODCAST. Episode Story Topic: "Writing and Producing a Play with Roma, the Wonder Dog!" Manhattan Rep's NEW Play Connection Service: https://www.manhattanrep.com/play-connection-service My 4 new books on Amazon: THE FANTASTIC P…
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In this episode, Adam and Budi listen to submissions from the Theatre of Others community on their (not) new year's resolution. Join us as we explore your 2024 goals, and discuss the practical strategies to achieve them - whilst emphasising the importance of setting measurable goals and fostering mutual accountability along the way. Special thanks …
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STORY ENGINE. Two words we so often dread, but let's be honest: the engine of your story is what POWERS your movie. It's make, or break. And today, we break down eight elements to test whether or not you are on your way to a feature film story engine that will take you from fade in, to fade out! JOIN OUR PATREON: www.patreon.com/thescreenwritinglif…
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in this episode, Adam and Budi sit down with Broadway composer, Tom Kitt, to talk about his extensive career from Next to Normal, SpongeBob, and The Tony's. Tom Kitt is a two-time Tony, two-time Emmy, Pulitzer Prize, and Grammy Award winner. As a musical theater composer, he's written music for six Broadway shows: Next to Normal (Tony Award), If/Th…
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Margot and Meaks discuss season three, episode 11 “I Ain’t a Judas” in which Andrea returns to the prison and Meaks drools all over the dyke drama. Big celebrations for the return of Angela Kang as a writer, Michonne and Andrea being their most dramatic and intensely hurt selves who clearly love each other, and Carol having the best moments in a lo…
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Despite this being his first produced feature, David Hemingson's script for THE HOLDOVERS is one of the most celebrated of the year, nominated for over 40 industry prizes (including the Oscar), having won many of them. He's a self-proclaimed "journeyman" writer having bounced between children's animated, network comedy, and hourlong procedurals for…
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This week on the Epikast: Our heroes confront Theophane Support the Show! If you enjoy what you're listening to and want more, find the One Shot Show on our Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee! Plus you can get other cool rewards like stickers and GM Notes. https://patreon.com/GravestoneProductions https://www.buymeacoffee.com/gravestonecrew Stay in Contac…
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Had the pleasure of chatting with playwright and son of actress Eileen Heckart (Bus Stop), Luke Yankee, about growing up in the world of Hollywood and his journey to be coming a playwright. It's a wonderful interview that touches on his relationships with not only the Hollywood greats but also the pioneers of the theatre (including Steven Schwartz,…
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In this episode, Adam and Budi speak with the Professor in the Practice of Acting from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University, Walton Wilson. Walton Wilson is a Professor in the Practice of Acting at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1999. He served as Head of Voice and Speech and…
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Meaks and Margot return after our first hiatus (yes we had a few in 2023) to talk season 3, episode 10 “Home” in which we get very excited to unpack the manipulative and abusive relationship that is Daryl and Merle. We also spend a good deal of time discussing Maggie’s processing of the sexual assault and how we finally earn this confrontation wher…
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