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EMILY: Jim? Do you know what it is we are doing here?

JIM: We're fact checking?

EMILY: You asked me if what you're doing is important. Well, let me tell you there is nothing more important than story. To me, anyway. What is story to you?

JIM: Story comes from the Greek historia – an accurate retelling—

EMILY: It's how you organize your life – all life. The scientists say that life is atoms and forces and fluids and genomes. But we live in stories. Events organized to make ourselves known to each other and to history. Organized in a way that gives our lives meaning.

JIM: I understand.

EMILY: I don't think you do. Because if you did, you wouldn't be asking me if what you're doing is important. This is important. I have been here, for who knows how long, and I have seen that the right story at the right time changes the way people look at the events in their own lives. This is the right time. And I depend on you to get the story right. Now go get it done.

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Charles McMahon Artistic Director

Stacy Dutton Executive Director

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