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  "path": "/2026/04/06/matt-and-ben-a-gender-bending-production-at-the-new-village-arts-theatre/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T21:09:18.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Right before the curtain goes up, there is a voice that tells us that the actors bear an uncanny resemblance to the real Matt and Ben, and they think so too. But once the curtain goes up, you realize the interesting casting choice made by director Maria Patrice Amon, using two women for the parts of both Matt and Ben.  [Sandi Masori]",
  "title": "‘Matt and Ben’: A gender-bending production at the New Village Arts Theatre"
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