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The Piltdown Man: The Play
A new play opening at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater, Fake by Eric Simonson, is based on the Piltdown Man hoax. It looks pretty good, but I can't find any indication if there are plans for it to go on tour and come to San Diego.

In 1914, renowned mystery writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle invites four guests to his English country home. Each visitor has a connection to the infamous "Piltdown Man," purported to be the missing link between ape and man—later exposed as a hoax. Swinging back and forth through time, Fake investigates how “Piltdown” rattled assumptions about evolution, faith and science—and how we are transformed by our quest for the truth.
Categories: Science
Posted by Alex on Wed Sep 23, 2009
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That sounds cool and all, and I do live in Chicago. Then again, $55 a ticket is a bit too much for this poor student to be spending in a night.
Posted by Razela  in  Chicago, IL  on  Sat Sep 26, 2009  at  12:53 AM
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