{"id":4082,"date":"2014-08-15T17:03:07","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T21:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=4082"},"modified":"2014-08-15T17:16:04","modified_gmt":"2014-08-15T21:16:04","slug":"diversity-in-the-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=4082","title":{"rendered":"Diversity in the Theater."},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6872\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4082-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/DiversityinTheater.mp3?_=1\" \/><a 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