TA B L E O F CO N T E N T S The Play 3
A Note from the Author
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Dialogues: "Ripeness is All" by Ayanna Thompson
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Biography: Alice Stewart Trillin
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Dialogues: Holding on, Holding Up by Derek McCracken
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"Of Dragons and Garden Peas" by Alice Stewart Trillin
The Playwright 15
"I Hope She'd Think it Rang True"
Calvin Trillin in Conversation with Gail Kern Paster
The Production 22
Creative Team
About Theatre For a New Audience 25
Leadership
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Mission and Programs
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Major Supporters
Notes Front Cover: Front cover art by Milton Glaser, Inc. Photo: Calvin and Alice Trillin leaving the London registry office where they were married on August 13, 1965. Photo courtesy of Calvin Trillin. This Viewfinder will be periodically updated with additional information. Last updated January 16, 2019
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