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1963: The nation is rocked when a backstage prank causes America’s #1 talk show host to utter a racial slur live on television. Three idealistic young writers who are responsible find out where laughter stops and bigotry begins, while they fight for their professional lives. Support American Theatre: a just and thriving theatre ecology begins with information for all. Please join us in this mission by making a donation to our publisher, Theatre Communications Group. When you support American Theatre magazine and TCG, you support…

1963: The nation is rocked when a backstage prank causes America’s #1 talk show host to utter a racial slur live on television. Three idealistic young writers who are responsible find out where laughter stops and bigotry begins, while they fight for their professional lives.

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