{"id":9039,"date":"2025-02-08T11:18:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T16:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=9039"},"modified":"2025-02-22T17:51:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T22:51:57","slug":"toby-malone-and-aili-huber-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=9039","title":{"rendered":"John Ahlin"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7393\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9039-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/JohnAhlin.mp3?_=1\" \/><a 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class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:27px\"><strong>Falstaff;  Act 4, Scene 2<br> Henry IV, Part 2<br>January 10, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:67.68227%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/John-Ahlin-New-Headshot-1024x819.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/John-Ahlin-New-Headshot-1024x819.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/John-Ahlin-as-Bottom-in-Midsummer-with-Bianca-Amato-as-Titania-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open image 2 of 3 in full-screen\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/John-Ahlin-As-Falstaff-Henry-IV-Part-1-1024x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=600&#038;ssl=1 600w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/John-Ahlin-As-Falstaff-Henry-IV-Part-1-1024x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=900&#038;ssl=1 900w,https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/John-Ahlin-As-Falstaff-Henry-IV-Part-1-1024x1024.jpg?strip=info&#038;w=1200&#038;ssl=1 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