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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Palatino;color:black"><i><span style="font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Capsule judgment: “Chess” is not a well-conceived script.<span>  </span>The Near West Theatre’s production was,
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review go to:  </span></b><a href="http://www.royberko.info"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:blue">www.royberko.info</span></b></a><b><u><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:blue">.<span>  </span></span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span> </span>To
read the capsule judgements of the other Cleveland reviewers go to:  </span></b><a href="http://www.clevelandtheaterreviews.com"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:blue">www.clevelandtheaterreviews.com</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""><span></span></span></p>

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