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Adam Chanler-Berat in "Slanted Floors."
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(l-r) Wendy Mateo, Katrina Lenk, and Sadieh Rifai in Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s world premiere of "Adirondack Chair Circle." Photo by Michael Brosilow.
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