{"id":66,"date":"2023-07-11T14:05:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T14:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2023-11-17T20:34:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T20:34:37","slug":"works","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/index.php\/works\/","title":{"rendered":"Works"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"66\" class=\"elementor elementor-66\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cdfb744 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cdfb744\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbdf05f\" data-id=\"bbdf05f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aecce49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aecce49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COMPLETE WORKS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8e9f70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8e9f70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1238\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/315971728_602975511828448_6007079557206574374_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-116\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/315971728_602975511828448_6007079557206574374_n.jpg 1238w, https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/315971728_602975511828448_6007079557206574374_n-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/315971728_602975511828448_6007079557206574374_n-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/315971728_602975511828448_6007079557206574374_n-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1238px) 100vw, 1238px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fabdc47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fabdc47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>&#8220;OPENING HANK WILLIAMS,&#8221; 2022 PREMIERE<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1eb73ec elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1eb73ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6de1c3d\" data-id=\"6de1c3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e3ef2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e3ef2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NOW FEATURED:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c09e27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c09e27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ddc586\" data-id=\"2ddc586\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f09a6a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f09a6a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CLIMBING THE NO HOPE ROPE<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6462bb8 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6462bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION, G-RATED, COMEDY &#8212; Remember high school PE when you could not climb the rope that seemed at least a mile high? Set in 1966, &#8220;Climbing the No-Hope Rope&#8221; lets you relive the mortification when two nerdy senior boys from the mountains of Virginia find they must make it to the top in order to graduate.<\/p><div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76ff706 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"76ff706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/No-Hope-Rope-final-1.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ THE PLAY!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b2e9ff\" data-id=\"0b2e9ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef79356 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef79356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rope-2-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-303\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rope-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rope-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/rope-2.png 494w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-373a148 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"373a148\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a5b4b8\" data-id=\"1a5b4b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b4ba94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b4ba94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/They-Shall-Take-up-Serpents_--e1700236139738-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-396\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/They-Shall-Take-up-Serpents_--e1700236139738-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/They-Shall-Take-up-Serpents_--e1700236139738-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/They-Shall-Take-up-Serpents_--e1700236139738-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/They-Shall-Take-up-Serpents_--e1700236139738.png 793w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd70ae4\" data-id=\"cd70ae4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c4b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74c4b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THEY SHALL PICK UP SERPRENTS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-247fc5c elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"247fc5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION, G-RATED, COMEDY\/DRAMA &#8212; A wisecracking elder of an Appalachian snake-handling church becomes a mentor for a serious-minded young woman with a troubled past who is trying to decide whether or not to take up serpents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df4093c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"df4093c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/They-Shall-Up-Serpents-1.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ THE PLAY!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48eb3ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48eb3ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1155742\" data-id=\"1155742\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d393b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d393b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MAKE ME A PERFECT [ASPERGER'S] MATCH<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95c0ecb elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95c0ecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PG-13 RATED, COMEDY\/DRAMA &#8212; A young man with Asperger&#8217;s (on the autism spectrum) overcomes shyness and self-doubt to ask a young woman (also with Asperger&#8217;s and also low in self-esteem) for a date. Both use index cards with suggested questions so they won&#8217;t clam up on their initial telephone conversation. Will they find romance or will they realize they&#8217;d rather be alone?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827f736 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"827f736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Make-Me-a-Perfect-Aspergers-Match.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ THE PLAY!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-deecb10\" data-id=\"deecb10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faad90e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"faad90e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Aspie-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-272\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Aspie-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Aspie-1-1022x1024.png 1022w, https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Aspie-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Aspie-1-768x770.png 768w, https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Aspie-1-1533x1536.png 1533w, https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Aspie-1-2043x2048.png 2043w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88e57c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88e57c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9aa6959\" data-id=\"9aa6959\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc03a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc03a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/361088723_811397543777132_9078664140103130998_n-e1700237560678-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-86\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/361088723_811397543777132_9078664140103130998_n-e1700237560678-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/garretmathews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/361088723_811397543777132_9078664140103130998_n-e1700237560678-1024x1024.png 1024w, 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SWING, BATTA<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b26a41 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b26a41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">CHILDREN&#8217;s PLAY &#8212; G-RATED, COMEDY &#8212; Led by their prankster coach who sends his catcher on an errand to find a three and-two pitch, a ragtag team of 9-year-old baseball players (the Belcher Tire Emporium Cubs)\u00a0 comes together (more or less) in a season with a roster that includes a 52-pound boy with cystic fibrosis and the smartest child in the entire elementary school \u2013 a budding biologist \u2013 who asks\u00a0if he can dissect a baseball.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc87754 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dc87754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">READ THE PLAY!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7d0ee2\" data-id=\"d7d0ee2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aa5631 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2aa5631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Jubilee in the Rear View Mirror<\/i><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03e6f27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03e6f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Opening Hank Williams<\/i><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-897f5ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"897f5ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Jan. 2, 1953. The hearse bearing the remains of hillbilly crooner Hank Williams stops at a service station in rural West Virginia. 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