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1976 - 1980 Theatre Season

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1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
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BYU Theatre Production Season

PARDOE THEATRE

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Our Town
By Thornton Wilder
Director: Max Golightly

September 9 – 25

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As You Like It
By Shakespeare
Director: Preston Gledhill

October 28 – November 13

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Academy Awards Film Festival
November 2 – 5

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Toad—!
By Beverly J. Warner & Wes Wright
Director: Brent LeFavor
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Eric Fielding
Costume Design: Janice Lines
Assistant Director: Mimi Bean
Choreographer: C. Michael Perry
Musical Director: Karen Null
Makeup Design: Lyle Mortimer
Stage Manager: Brent W. Lefavor

November 29 – December 4

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Movie Milestones

November 30 – December 11

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Harvey
By Mary Chase
Director: Ivan Crosland
Set Designer: Charles Henson
Lighting Designer: Eric Fielding
Costume Designer: Janice Lines
Stage Manager: Bob Fagan

January 13 – 29

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Death of a Salesman
By A. Miller
Director: Tad Danielewski
Set & Lighting Designer: Karl T. Pope
Costume Designer: Janet Swenson
Technical Director: Karl T. Pope
Stage Manager: Gary Hughes

February 17 – March 5

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Peter Pan
By James M. Barrie, Carolyn Leigh & Mark Charlap
Director: Charles Whitman
Choreographer: Dee Winterton
K. Newell Dayley: Musical Director
Charles Henson: Set & Lighting Design
Janet Swensen: Costume Designer

March 24 – April 16

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Rashomon
By Fay & Michael Kanin
Director: Ivan Crosland
Set & Lighting Design: Karl T. Pope
Costume Design: Janet Swenson
Technical Director: Charles Henson
Stage Manager: Richard Foote

May 19 – June 1

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The Fantasticks
By Tom Jones
Director: Charles Whitman
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Eric Fielding
Costume Designer: Janice Lines
Technical Director: Eric Fielding
Stage Manager: John Dale Williams
Choreographer: Linda Cameron

July 28 – August 10

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MARGETTS THEATRE

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Hubener
By Thomas F. Rogers
Director: Ivan Crosland

October 7 – 23

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The Family Tree
By Carol Allred
Director: Anita Hughes

January 27 – February 12

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The Would-be Gentleman
By John A. Green
Director: Charles Metten
Set Design: Eric Fielding
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Costume Designer: Andrea Morgan
Stage Manager: Richard Foote
Lighting Designer: Robert D. Bigelow
Choreographer: Craig Call

March 17 – April 1

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The Sweet Redemption Music Company
By Marvin Payne, Guy Randle, Dan Garbett
Director: Max Golightly

May 5 – 14

NELKE THEATRE

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Fiddler on the Roof
By Joseph Stein
Based on stories by Sheldon Harnick
Music by Jerry Block
Director: Harold Hansen

November 11 – 20

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The Wild Duck
By Henrick Ibsen
Director: Lee G. Williams II

March 3 – 12

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The Cherry Orchard
By Anton Chekhov
Director: Charles Whitman

June 9 – 18

DEJONG CONCERT HALL

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La Boheme
By Giacomo Puccini, L. Illica & G. Gracosa
Director: C. Robison
Music Director: D. Dalton
Lighting Design: Karl T. Pope
Scenic Design: Ercole Sormani
Costume Design: Louella Powell
Sound Design: Joseph Anderson
Stage Manager: Jada C. Genter
Makeup & Hair Design: Nancy Kensigner
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker

October 22 – 30

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The Magic Flute
By Wolfgang Mozart
Director: C. Robison
Designer: Eric A. Fielding
Choreographer: Tuly P. Huntington
Technical Director & Stage Manager: Paul G. Larsen

February 25 – March 4

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MERRIL THEATRE (HFAC F-201)

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The White House
By A.E. Hotchner
Director: Charles Metten

September 29 – October 9

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Dear Liar
By Jerome Kilty
Director: Preston Gledhill

March 23 – April 1

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The Fantasticks
By Tom Jones
Director: Charles Whitman
Scenic and Lighting Designer & Technical Director: Eric Fielding
Costume Designer: Janice Lines
Music Director: H. Jarolde Harris
Stage Manager: John Dale Williams
Choreographer: Linda Cameron

September 8 – 24

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Hedda Gabler
By Henrik Ibsen
Director: Brent W. Lefavor
Set Designer: Reed Lynn Turner
Costume Designer: Sherry Jackson
Graphic Designer: Leslie Dabling

September 28 – October 8

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Billy Budd
By Coxe and Chapman
Director: Charles Metten
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Eric Fielding
Costume Designer: Janet Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: John Dale Williams

October 13 – 29

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The Polish Avant-Garde Theatre
By Thomas F. Rogers
Assistants: Glen Perkins, Grace Rogers
Lighting: Richard Foote
Sound: Blaine Stewart

October 27

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Wizard of Oz
By Baum
Director: Charles Whitman
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Karl T. Pope
Costume Designer: Janice Lines
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: John Dale Williams
Musical Director: Karen Null
Choreographer: Craig Call

November 17 – December 3

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The Tempest
By Shakespeare
Director: Ivan Crosland
Scenic & Lighting Designer: Charles A. Henson
Costume Designer: Janet Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: Robert Fagan
Choreographers: Linda Cameron & Jette Halladay

January 12 – 28

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Shenandoah
By Gled, Odell & Barrett
Director: Harold Hansen
Music Director: Don L. Earl
Choreographer: Dee Winterton
Set & Lighting Designer: Karl T. Pope
Costume Designer: Janet Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: Richard Foote

February 16 – March 11

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Tina
By Charles Whitman
Director: Charles Metten

March 30 – April 15

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Bye Bye Birdie
By Stewart, Strouse and Adams
Mormon Players
Director: Charles Whitman

May 25 – August 4

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Kiss Me Kate
By Proter & Spewack
Director: Preston R. Gledhill

July 8 – August 17

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Where’s Charley
By Abbott & Loesser
Director: Max Golightly

July 7 – August 19

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MARGETTS THEATRE

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Sweet Redemption Music Company
Director: Max Golightly

October 17 – November 12

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No Greater Crown
By Martin Nalder
Director: Robert D. Bigelow
Musical Director: Karen Null
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Costume Designer: Ann MacMillan
Set & Lighting Designer: Robert D. Bigelow

February 2 – 18

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NELKE THEATRE

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Playboy of the Western World
Director: Tom Rogers

October 6 – 15

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Travesties
By Tom Stoppard
Director: Tad Z. Danielewski
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Set Designer: Andrea Morgan
Costume Designer: Janice Lines
Lighting Designer: Robert Fagan
Sound: Scott Swofford
Music: Bob Kitt
Choreographer: Craig Call

March 23 – 31

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Whistlin’ Whistlin’ Brigade
Director: Harold Oaks

July 20 – August 12

DEJONG CONCERT HALL

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Tosca
By Puccini
Director: C. Robison & M. Bentley

October 19 – 25

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Three Un-Operas
Director: Clayne Robison
Scene Designer: E. Fielding
Music Director: Don. R. Earl

March 3 – 11

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Pirates of Penzance
By Gilbert & Sullivan
Director: Clayne Robison

June 10 – 15

MERRIL THEATRE

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A Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Hansberry
Production Coordinator: M. Golightly
Starring Jean Jenkins

January 26 – February 4

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BYU Theatre Production Season

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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
By Wouk
Director: Tad Danielewski
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Karl T. Pope
Costume Coordinator: Janet Swenson

September 7 – 23

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The Miracle Worker
By Gibson
Director: Harold Oaks
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Karl T. Pope
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Costume Designer: Janice Lines
Stage Manager: Gary Call

October 2 – 28

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Pinocchio—A Christmas Musical for Everyone Who Believes
By Max Golightly
Director: Max Golightly
Scenic Designer: Charles Henson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Costume Designer: Janet Swenson
Lighting Designer: Robert Fagan
Choreographer: Candy Foley
Stage Manager: Gary Call

November 16 – 30

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Romeo and Juliet
By Shakespeare
Director: Charles Whitman
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Karl T. Pope
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Costume Designer: Janice Lines
Choreographers: J. D. Stokes & Jo’An Kisling Dilweg
Assistant Director: Billy Mac Taylor
Stage Manager: Gary Call

January 11 – 27

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Lamp at Midnight
By Barrie Stavis
Director: Harold Hansen
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Eric Fielding
Costume Designer: Janet Swenson
Stage Manager: Bruce Duerden
Sound Technician: Lynn Edwards

March 29 – April 14

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Kabuki Hawaii
By Izumo Takeda, Shoraku Miyoshi,
Senryu Namiki
Director: Matagoro Nakamura

April 17

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Saint Joan
By Shaw
Director: Tad Danielewski
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Eric Fielding
Costume Designer: Janet Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: Judy Bassett

May 31 – June 16

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A Doll’s House
By Henrik Ibsen
Director: Jason Dunn
Stage Manager: Vaughan Schutz
Scenic Designer: Jason Dunn
Lighting Designer: Joanne Daniels

July 5 – August 15

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The Comedy of Errors
By Shakespeare
Director: Ivan Crosland
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Karl Pope
Music Director: David W. Fletcher
Choreographer: H. Patrick Debenham
Costume Designer: Janet Swenson
Stage Manager: Robert Harrison

July 5 – August 12
Touring Repertory Company

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Carousel
By Oscar Hammerstein II
Director: Charles Metten
Music Director: David W. Fletcher
Choreographer: H. Patrick Debenham
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Karl Pope
Costumer Designer: Janet Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: Robert Harrison

July 12 – August 15

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MARGETTS THEATRE

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Sam Brannan
By Reid Turnbow
Director: Jason Dunn

October 26 – November 11

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Conversation Piece
By Clinton Larson
Director: Max Golightly

January 25 – February 10

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For the Lions to Win
By Robert Viencek
Director: Thomas F. Rogers
Assistant Director: Genia Shipman
Scenic Designer & Stage Manager: Tom Fearon
Lighting Designer: Rhett Fernsten

March 15 – 30

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NELKE THEATRE

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Love and Intrigue
By Schiller
Director: B. Hartford
Assistant Directors: S. Beck, J. Bielstein, J. Cunningham
Lighting Technicians: Joseph Cunningham & Brenda Shufelt
Sound Technician: Steve Wells
Makeup Designer: Lori Guiver

July 31

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DEJONG CONCERT HALL

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The Marriage of Figarro
By Mozart
Director: Clayne Robison

October 26 – November 3

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Dido and Aenias
Director: C. Robison

October 31 – November 3

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My Fair Lady
By Lerner & Lowe
Director: Preston Gledhill
Music Director: K. Newell Dayley
Choreographer: Dee R. Winterton
Scenic Designer: Eric Fielding
Costume Designer: Janet Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Lighting Designer: Robert Fagan
Stage Manager: Gary Call

March 1 – 10

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The Miser
By Moliere
Director: Charles Metten
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Eric Fielding
Costume Designer: Janet Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker

September 6 – 22

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The Crucible
By A. Miller
Director: Charles Whitman
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Resident Stage Manager: Leslie Moon
Production Stage Manager: Paula Kay Miller

October 11 – 27

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Hansel and Gretel
By Humperdink & Wette
Director: M. Bentley
Music Director: Clayne Robison
Choreographer: Dee R. Winterton
Set and Lighting Designer: Karl Pope
Costume Designer: Amanda Brown
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Resident Stage Manager: Leslie moon
Production Stage Managers: C. Scott Lorenz & Fred De Pontee

November 22 – December 8

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Hamlet
By Shakespeare
Director: Tad Danielewski
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Costumer: Gary Call
Pardoe Stage Manager: Steven Lee
Production Stage Manager: Kirk Strickland

January 31 – February 16

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The Field is White
By Joan Oviatt
Director: Charles Whitman

April 6 – 13
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The Importance of Being Earnest
By Oscar Wilde
Director: Evan Fielding
Scenic Designer: Eric Fielding
Costume Designer: Janet L. Swenson
Lighting Designer: R. Murray Fagan
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Stage Manager: Roy Brinkerhoff

May 29 – June 14
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Two Gentlemen of Verona
By Shakespeare
Director: Harold Hansen

July 10 – August 13

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South Pacific
By Rodgers & Hammerstein II
Director: Ivan Crosland
Scenic Designer: Charles Henson
Costume Designer: Janet Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Musical Director: Dee Fletcher
Choreographer: Ruth NIckerson
Lighting Designer: Rhett Fernsten
Resident Stage Manager: Roy Brinkerhoff

July 17 – August 9
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MARGETTS THEATRE

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Anastasia
By Guy Bolton
Director: Jean Jenkins
Scenic Designer: Charles Henson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Costume Designer: Kevin Crouch
Stage Manager: Vaughn Schutz

October 25 – November 10
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The Three Sisters
By Anton Chekhov, Translation by Allen Fletcher
Director: Barta Heiner
Assistant Director: Genia Shipman
Scenic and Lighting Design: Gregory Kearney
Production Stage Manger: Genia Shipman
Resident Stage Manger: Vaughn Schutz

January 10 – February 2
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Watch the Garden Grow

By L. Susan W. Lewis (Vera Hinckley Mayhew Playwriting Contest Winner)
Director: Ivan Crosland
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Scenic Designer: Don Wilson
Lighting Designer: Rhett Fernsten
Costume Designer: Ginger Fitts
Production Stage Manager: Marilyn E. Fowler
Resident Stage Manager: Robert Saxon

March 13 – 29
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Of Quiet Desperation
By Robert Viencek
Director: Bruce Hertford

May 1 – 10
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NELKE THEATRE

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Journey with Jonah
By Madeleine L’Engle
Directors: Clark Reeder & Harold R. Oaks

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Snow White
Director: Shiela Heindel
Technical Director: Timothy H. Stettler
Musical Director: Rosemarie Howard
Choreographer: Kristin Pratt
Scene Design: Timothy H. Stettler & Greg Kearny

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DEJONG CONCERT HALL

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Jenufa: An Opera of Love, Sin & Forgiveness

November 2 – 10
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Carnival
By Michael Stewart & Bob Merrill
Director: Harold Oaks
Musical Director: Clayne Robison
Choreographer: Dee Winterton
Scenic Designer: Karl Pope
Costume Designer: Janet Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Lighting Designer: Robert Fagan
Resident Stage Manager: Bruce Duerden
Production Stage Manager: Roy Brinkerhoff

February 28 – March 8
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Regina
Director: Michael Evendon

April 6 – 13

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I Do! I Do!
By Jones & Schmidt
Director: Harold Hansen

June 26 – August 13
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BYU Theatre Production Season

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The Merchant of Venice
By Shakespeare
Director: Bernard Brown
Light and Scenic Designer: Charles Henson
Costume Designer: Janet Swenson
Technical Director: O. Lee Walker
Resident Stage Manager: Jerry Dunn
Production Stage Manager: Leo Paur

October 16 – November 1
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