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My worst moment: Michael Shannon and pandemonium in the audience

CHICAGO - In the new Brett Neveu play "Traitor," a small-town Illinois teacher discovers soil near the school is contaminated with lead and it's affecting the kids. Someone is profiting off this unwelcome reality, and it becomes a debate between the town's financial interests and the health of the community itself. Problem is, the whistleblower may not be quite the hero he seems at first glance.

The production at A Red Orchid Theatre is directed by Michael Shannon, who returns to Chicago every couple of years or so to work on a play between

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