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  "path": "/news/2026/02/24/merrimack-repertory-theatre-vichet-chum-kween-world-premiere",
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  "textContent": "At Merrimack Repertory Theatre, the world premiere of playwright Vichet Chum’s “Kween\" follows a teenage, queer, spoken-word artist whose father was deported. “I'm interested in is showing all the parts of Cambodian American life,” Chum said.",
  "title": "A new play centers a queer Cambodian American teen in Lowell"
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