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face=Georgia>Timing tames but doesn’t triumph over Ensemble’s ‘Margin of
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face=Georgia>Too soon.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Georgia>Our morale has just been shaken by a disconcerting televised debate
between Trump and Clinton.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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style='FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: tahoma'>Our
minds are reeling over the onslaught of negative ads, leaked emails of the
Democratic National Committee, and this week’s viral release of</SPAN><SPAN
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Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric during a videotaped deposition.<SPAN
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: none; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat; BACKGROUND-ATTACHMENT: scroll; BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0% 0%; COLOR: ; mso-bidi-font-family: helvetica">Our
souls are </SPAN><SPAN
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as different national polls forecast opposing outcomes of the upcoming
election.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face=Georgia>Just listen to how the studio audiences respond to the partisan
puns and whoopee-cushion commentaries on Samantha Bee’s “Full Frontal,” “The
Daily Show” with Trevor Noah, and other late-night TV comedy shows.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>These days we seem less likely to laugh
out loud at the sorry state of political affairs.<SPAN
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style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-bidi-font-family: helvetica">So </SPAN><SPAN
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timing of </SPAN><SPAN
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Coble’s political comedy “Margin of Error,” which is receiving its regional
premiere at Ensemble Theatre, couldn’t be worse.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Too soon.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Too close to home.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style='FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>Still,
this one-act play is </SPAN><SPAN
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constructed and Eric Schmiedl’s direction rides all its comedic rhythms at just
the right pace with just the right tone.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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