The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati - Diary of a Wimpy Kid

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TCT MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION OF

Book by Kevin Del Aguila

Music and Lyrics By Michael Mahler and Alan Schmuckler

Based on “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” Book Series by Jeff Kinney and the 20th Century Studios Films

Additional Orchestrations by Christopher Jahnke

Originally commissioned and produced by The Children’s Theatre Company Minneapolis, Minnesota

Direction/Choreography

Maddie Jones

Costume Design

Cat Schmeal-Swope

Video/Projection Design

Edward T. Morris

Properties Supervisor Adam Borchers

Music Direction Jacob Priddy

Lighting Design Benjamin Gantose

Assistant Direction Ethan Kuchta

Director of Production Dani Lobello

Artistic Director Roderick Justice

Scenic Design Seth Howard

Sound Design Doug Borntrager

Technical Direction

Maggie Foley, Andrew Nunley

Production Stage Manager Jadi Davis

President and CEO Kim Kern

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is presented special arrangement with Broadway Licensing Global. (www.broadwaylicensing.com)

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Cast of CHARACTERS

(In Alphabetical Order)

* BENJAMIN ABES-FELDMAN ...............................................Rowley Jefferson

* LUCY ARGUETA ....Manny/Claire/Ensemble

* JONAH ASCHLIMAN ...........Greg Heffley

* KYLER COHN ..............................Ensemble

ANTHONY CONTRERAS ............Ensemble

* CELIA JOY D’ASCENZO ................................Eighth Grader/Ensemble

* STELLA D’ASCENZO ......Yvette/Ensemble

EMMA HACKWORTH ...............................Ensemble/Dance Captain

GRIFFIN HATFIELD ......................Ensemble

* CLAIRE HUNKLER .................Patty Ferrell

* DEZ FLYNN HUTCHENS ..............Fregley

* CHAARVI IYENGAR ..................Ensemble

* SAM LEVEL ..........Charlie Davis/Ensemble

AARON MARSHALL .........................Dad/Mr. Huff/Mr. Underwood

MEGAN MURRAY ...............................Ensemble/Dance Captain

GABRIEL KANAI NAKATA ....Rodrick/Joshie

* OWEN OSTROWSKI ...................................Lionel James/Ensemble

* PARKER PATTON ........Paulene/Ensemble

* AUDREY SATTERWHITE ...............................Eighth Grader/ Ensemble

* DECLAN SATTERWHITE .............................Bryce Anderson/Ensemble

* OLIVER SIMS ........Chris Hosey/Ensemble

COLTON SLADE ...........................Ensemble

KARLI SMITH .................................Ensemble

* BLAKE STENSON ......................Ensemble

KARI KEELER STEWART ......Mom/ Fregley’s Mom/ Mrs. Clayton/ Mrs. Ira

* HANNAH WASZ .........................Ensemble

* CAMRYN WILKINSON .............Ensemble

* KEYA VADIVELU .................Chirag Gupta

Understudies:

For Greg/Fregley: Oliver Sims; for Rowley/ Manny: Sam Level; for Chirag: Chaarvi Iyengar; for Patty/Claire: Celia Joy D’Ascenzo; for Mom: Karli Smith; for Yvette/ Paulene/Ensemble: Megan Murray; for Dad: Anthony Contreras; for Rodrick/Joshie: Colton Slade

* Denotes TCT’s Young Artists Company

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DIARY OF A WIMPY KID CAST

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID CAST

BENJAMIN ABES-FELDMAN

Rowley Jefferson

Benjamin is excited to be in his 4th TCT MainStage show! A favorite was Disney’s Finding Nemo JR. He thanks family and TCT staff for their support.

LUCY ARGUETA

Manny/Claire/Ensemble

Lucy, 13, is thrilled to be returning to TCT’s MainStage after performing in Disney’s Frozen JR. She’s also performed with TCT’s Academy and JTF Team.

JONAH ASCHLIMAN

TCT! His favorite credits include: Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical JR. (Bruce), Addams Family (Pugsley), 13 JR. (Evan) Hi Nana!

KYLER COHN

Ensemble

Ky is thrilled to be making her TCT

debut! Favorite past credits include The Spongebob Musical: Youth Edition (Spongebob) and Beetlejuice JR. (Lydia).

ANTHONY CONTRERAS

Ensemble

Anthony is super excited for his second show with TCT! Follow on socials to keep up with what’s up next! @AntCon33 Enjoy the show!

CELIA JOY D’ASCENZO

Eighth Grader/Ensemble

Celia is elated to be on this storytelling team! Favorite Credits: Disney’s Frozen JR. (Young Elsa), Santa Claus: The Musical (Bea), Matilda (Matilda), Rudolph (Dolly).

STELLA D’ASCENZO

Yvette/Ensemble

Stella is excited to help bring this story to life! Her favorite credits include: Narnia (Lucy), Nemo (Nemo), Rudolph (Elf), Santa Claus: The Musical (Prancer)

EMMA HACKWORTH

Dance Captain/Ensemble

Emma’s recent credits include: Burgertown, Holiday Inn (Cincinnati Landmark Productions), Jesus Christ Superstar, and Oklahoma! (NKU).

GRIFFIN HATFIELD

Ensemble

A sophomore NKU BFA musical theatre student. Previous TCT shows include Cinderella & Princess and Frog (Ensemble), Elf JR. (Micheal). Enjoy the show!

CLAIRE HUNKLER

Patty Ferrell

Claire is an 8th grader at SCPA and enjoys acting, singing, dancing and performing!

Previous TCT credits include Santa Claus: The Musical (Reindeer).

DEZ FLYNN HUTCHENS

Fregley

Excited for The Emery Theater! TCT: Disney’s

Finding Nemo JR. (Nemo); Narnia The Musical (Edmund). Loves Cincy theater, clarinet & reading. Thx to fam, friends, coaches & you!

CHAARVI IYENGAR

Ensemble

Chaarvi loves to act, dance, and sing! She has been performing in Cincinnati theatre for 2 years and shining bright on every stage.

SAM LEVEL

Charlie Davis/Ensemble

Sam is delighted to be making his debut with TCT. He loves telling stories through acting and song. When not on stage, Sam can be found making comics.

AARON MARSHALL

Dad/Mr. Huff/Mr. Underwood Elated to be at The Emery! Recents: Disney’s Frozen JR. (Olaf), Something Rotten (Nick). Thanks to my Savior, family and TCT staff. @theaaronmarshall

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MEGAN MURRAY

Dance Captain/Ensemble

Megan Murray is a graduate of Wright State University where she achieved a BFA in Acting and a minor in Dance. Instagram: @megan.kamal

GABRIEL KANAI NAKATA

Rodrick/Joshie

Kanai is excited to return to TCT! Recent credits include Maui (Moana) and

OWEN OSTROWSKI

Lionel James/Ensemble

Owen is excited to join TCT MainStage as Lionel! He is a veteran TCT STAR Camper and was Roger in Grease: School Version. He’s a proud member of Turpin Theater.

PARKER PATTON

Paulene/Ensemble

Parker is excited to be back with TCT! Her

favorite credits include Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and TCT Academy’s Junie B. Jones JR.

AUDREY SATTERWHITE

Eighth Grader/ Ensemble

Audrey is thrilled to return to MainStage! A Mariemont High freshman, she’s played Donner in Santa Claus: The Musical and is a JTF participant ’21–’25.

DECLAN SATTERWHITE

Bryce Anderson/Ensemble

Declan Satterwhite, 6th grader at TPE, makes his MainStage debut! Seen in Disney’s The Lion King, Flat Stanley, Seussical, & JTF 2024/2025 alum.

OLIVER SIMS

Chris Hosey/Ensemble

Oliver attends the School for Creative & Performing Arts. His credits include SCPA’s Seussical (Cat in the Hat) & FC Cincinnati’s guest PA announcer

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COLTON SLADE

Ensemble

Colton is thrilled for his second season at TCT! His favorite TCT credit is Disney’s Beauty and The Beast JR. (The Rug)

KARLI SMITH

Ensemble

Recent credits: CLP’s Nunsense (Sister Robert Anne), TCT’s Cinderella (Portia). Karli is thrilled to work with this fantastic production team and cast!

BLAKE STENSON

Ensemble

Blake has been with TCT for 5 years and has more to come. She is happy she works with such talented people and directors.

KARI KEELER STEWART

Mom/Fregley’s Mom/ Mrs. Clayton/Mrs. Ira Kari is back for her 11th season. Favorites: Disney’s Beauty & the Beast JR. and Seussical JR. Love to Chris, Miles, & Francis!

HANNAH WASZ

Ensemble

Hannah is excited to be in this TCT show! Her favorite credits are Disney Frozen JR. (Elsa) and Beetlejuice JR. (Skye). She hopes you enjoy the show!

CAMRYN WILKINSON

Ensemble

Camryn is excited to return to MainStage! Credits include Ensemble (Cinderella), Donkey (Shrek), Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors) & Ursula (Little Mermaid JR.).

KEYA VADIVELU

Chirag Gupta

This is 17 yr old Keya’s 12th TCT MainStage production. Disney’s Beauty And The Beast JR. (Silly Girl 2) was her favorite recent credit!

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID PRODUCTION TEAM

KIM KERN

President & CEO

Kim is a native Cincinnatian and graduate of the Cincinnati Country Day School (’87) and Vanderbilt University (’91). Kim joined (TCT) leadership. Under Kim’s leadership, TCT’s staff and budget have doubled and, TCT completed renovation of their facility on Red Bank Road with eight, state-of-the-art studio spaces for their academy in

for the C-Suite Awards in 2021, was inducted into the Cincinnati Country Day School Arts Hall of Fame in 2023, received the Sachs Fund Prize in 2024 honoring individuals who have

RODERICK JUSTICE

Artistic Director

A Tony-recognized Arts Educator, Roderick is a nationally renowned and award-winning director, choreographer, costume designer, playwright, actor, and Broadway producer (How to Dance in Ohio). Celebrating 20 incredible years with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati this season, he is known for being a mentor to hundreds of young performers in addition to producing theatre-for-youth for over two decades. In 2020, Roderick was recognized as one of Cincinnati’s

Director in 2015, he has launched over 30 world-premiere original works and adaptations of theatre for young audiences. The Emery marks his second capital campaign/facility growth Road. Roderick also serves as guest artist with many local and national arts organizations where for the past 7 years, he has helped to raise over a million dollars for the American Cancer Society. www.roderickjustice.com

MADDIE JONES

Associate Artistic Director/Director/Choreographer

been a part of The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati for over 20 years, serving as a director,

She also leads the Musical Theatre program at The School for Creative and Performing Arts. Above all, Maddie loves spending time with her husband, James, and their beautiful daughter, Sayler.

SETH HOWARD

Scenic Design

Seth is a freelance scenic designer based out of St. Louis, MO. Some of his design credits include School of Rock and Ragtime (Columbus Children’s Theatre); Jersey Boys (Theatre Aspen); Once on This Island (Charleston Stage); Princess and Frog and The Wiz JR. (The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati). He received his B.F.A. in stage design, props, and scenic art from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Check out @sethhowarddesigns on social media. www.sethhowarddesigns.com

CAT SCHMEAL-SWOPE

Costume Designer

Cat Schmeal-Swope is a costume designer, draper, and teacher based in the Greater Cincinnati area. Various regional costume design credits include Grease (The Carnegie), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (The Carnegie), Alice in Wonderland (Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati), A Distinct Society (The Human Race Theatre Company), Howard Crabtree’s When Pigs Fly (Northern Kentucky University), and Othello (The Ohio State University, in collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company). She is currently the Visiting Assistant Professor of Costume Technology at UC–CCM and holds an MFA in Theatre Design from time at the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati and to be collaborating with a community of exceptionally talented artists.

BENJAMIN GANTOSE

Lighting Designer

Benjamin is an artist who specializes in storytelling through design. As a lighting, scenery, projection, and installation designer, he enjoys creating innovative work that challenges traditional boundaries and mediums. His work encompasses ballet, modern dance, scripted and devised theater, musical theater, opera, events, and immersive installations. This is Benjamin’s 11th season with TCT and he is also a Resident Designer at Cleveland Public Theatre and Sacramento Ballet. Additionally, his work has recently been seen at the Zach Theatre in Austin, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Cincinnati Ballet, Nashville Ballet, and Ballet Hawaii. Benjamin was raised in Berea, Ohio, and studied theatrical design at the University of Cincinnati. He has since relocated through Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky to Austin, Texas,

EDWARD T. MORRIS

Video/Projection Designer

Edward T. Morris is a set and projections designer for live performance and a sustainability consultant. He’s designed 130+ stage sets for theaters across the country such as Martha Graham Dance Company, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, The Barrow Group, Goodspeed Opera House, Cherry Lane Theater, TheatreSquared, Kansas City Rep, San Francisco Playhouse, Weston Playhouse, and Westport Country Playhouse. He also designed Halloween decorations for President Obama’s White House in 2015. Edward is passionate about conserving our environment and co-authored The Sustainable Production Toolkit. He has taught at Connecticut College and The New School and guest lectured at numerous universities around the United States. He is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829 and Wingspace Theatrical Design. He graduated from University of Michigan and Yale School of Drama. He lives in New York with his wife Kelly Kerwin and daughter Domino.

JACOB PRIDDY

Music Director

A Christmas Story

Disney’s Newsies

Jersey Boys Hairspray (MD/

DOUG BORNTRAGER

Sound Designer

Love Story

JADI DAVIS

Production Stage Manager

Jadi is excited for his fourth season with The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati. He has previous Stage Management experience for the Henry Mancini Academy, the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center, Busch Gardens Entertainment, Kings Island Entertainment, and the Hamilton City School District. He was also a Theatrical Project Manager for Vincent Lighting Systems, and a Lighting Director for Riverfront Live, the Madison Theater, the Fitton Center for the Creative Arts, and the Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre.

MICHAEL MAHLER & ALAN SCHMUCKLER

Music & Lyrics

Michael Mahler and Alan Schmuckler are a songwriting team whose experience includes The Secret of My Success (NBC/Universal); musical TV pilot Boyfred (ABC/Sony/Shoe Money Productions); animated feature My Little Pony 2 (Hasbro, Ron Fair); music video LEGO Store: The Musical. Musicals in development: Night at the Museum (Kevin McCollum) with Alan Menken, Shawn Levy and Bob Martin; An American Tail (CTC/NBC/Universal) with Itamar Moses; Frankenstein adaptation The Monster (Chicago Shakespeare Theater) with Chelsea Marcantel. Winners of the Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theatre. Other credits include: Lyrics, Miss Saigon (West End, Broadway); Music and Lyrics, October Sky (NBC/Universal).

KEVIN DEL AGUILA

Writer

Kevin Del Aguila is an Emmy-winning writer and Broadway performer. He is the bookwriter of the Off-Broadway musical hit Altar Boyz (New York Outer Critics Circle Award, Best OffBroadway Musical) and lyricist of Click Clack Moo (Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding

Musical; Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Lyrics). His other musical adaptations Madagascar and Dog Man: The Musical. Kevin has written for numerous children’s television shows, including Peg + Cat (PBS), and as head writer of Blue’s Clues & You (Nick Jr.). Children everywhere have heard Kevin’s voice as a Troll in the Disney movie Frozen

JEFF KINNEY

Author

Jeff Kinney is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and Awesome Friendly Kid for Favorite Book and has been named one of Time in the World. He spent his childhood in the Washington, D.C. area and now lives in New England, where he and his wife own a bookstore, An Unlikely Story.

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Broadway Licensing Global, comprising the imprints Broadway Licensing, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts and Stage Rights, is a global leader in theatrical licensing and distribution. BLG’s iconic collection of authors, composers and lyricists includes David Auburn, Jocelyn Bioh, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Richard Greenberg, Lauren Gunderson, Katori Hall, David Henry Hwang, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, John Leguizamo, Matthew López, Martyna Majok, Martin McDonagh, Conor McPherson, Alan Menken, Arthur Miller, Lynn Nottage, John Patrick Shanley, Sam Shepard, Tom Stoppard, Paula Vogel, Wendy Wasserstein, Tennessee Williams, Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, Hasbro, and Mischief Worldwide. BLG is a Concord Theatricals company.

THE CHILDREN’S THEATRE OF CINCINNATI STAFF

President & CEO........................................................Kim Kern

Artistic Director .............................................Roderick Justice

Technical Production Manager ............................Griffin Allen

Ticketing Specialist............................................Ashley Austin

Carpenter ..................................................... Miguel Barragan

TCT Academy Director.............................Miranda Bohannon

Props Supervisor .............................................Adam Borchers

Sales Manager ................................................Curtricia Brown

Education Director .....................................Angelo Cerniglia

TCT Academy Manager ...............................Shelby Coleman

Lighting Supervisor............................................ Julie Cowger

Scenic Artist .....................................................London Dailey

Production Stage Manager .....................................Jadi Davis

Costume Shop Assistant .................................Bunnie Dolezal

Automation Supervisor ...................................Lexi Facemyre

Co-TD/Scenic Charge Artist .............................Maggie Foley

Costume Shop Manager .........................................Alix Frisch

Video Supervisor..................................................Angel Hardy

Creative Projects Manager.......................................Cal Harris

Development Manager, Grants & Sponsorships ..........................................................................Bailey Hartlage

Associate Artistic Director................................Maddie Jones

Director of Production ........................................Dani Lobello

Events Manager ........................................................Luke May

Patron Experience Specialist ....................... Isabel McKenzie

Co-TD/Lead Carpenter ................................. Andrew Nunley

Carpenter ................................................................Katie Noth

Assistant Costume Shop Manager ...............Kendall Owings

Sales & Marketing Director ........................Krista Katona Pille

Chief Financial Officer .......................................Chad Stewart

Development Manager, Data & Finance ..........Olivia Suttles

Development Director ......................................Anne Venters

Audio Supervisor ..................................................Kyle Walker

Operations Manager .............................................Pam Young

Patron Experience Manager .......................Grant Zentmeyer

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION TEAM

Wig Design...................................................Candace Leyland

Dresser/Wig Maintenance ...............................Allison Owens

Assistant Stage Manager ................................Marcia Fortner

ASM/Youth Ensemble Coordinator................Kristin Wooten

Bus Coordinators .............Susan Gushulak & Catherine Love

Assistant Lighting Designer ..............................Jules Cabrera

Assistant Projection Designer ..........................Jamie Godwin

Sensory-Friendly Advisory Boar..........Theatre Development Fund’s Autism Theatre Initiative, Cincinnati Children’s

Starting Our Adventure Right (SOAR) program, CCHMC/ Cincinnati Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program, Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati, Cincinnati Occupational Therapy Institute, Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati, The Point Arc of Northern Kentucky, Best Point

Education & Behavioral Health, Cincinnati State OTA Program, Jenn Jordan of Q102

Graphic Design ..............Cal Harris and Cincinnati Magazine

Photographer ..................................................Mikki Schaffner Program Editor/Contributor ....................................Cal Harris

FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF

THE CHILDREN’S THEATRE OF CINCINNATI BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Chair...............................................................Allison H. Kropp

Vice Chair ......................................................Charles O. Schiff

Vice Chair ..........................................................Melinda Davis

Vice Chair .........................................................Scott Stubbins

Treasurer ............................................................David Crowley

Secretary ...........................................................Andrew Simon Jeanette Altenau, LaNae Barnes, Nick Binkley, Justin Brookhart, Peter Brown, Sarah Anne Campbell, Grant Cooper, Maris Croswell, Jennifer Dakers, Darcie D’Ascenzo, Daniel M. Driehaus, Hannah Foureman-Smith, Libby Galvin-Brock, Molly Garber, Paul Griscom, Sarah Haines, Peter Horton, Katherine O. Jarnigo, Ken Jones, Rajan R. Kamath, Ph.D., Jenny Krehbiel, Leanne Langdon, Kick Lee, Dr. Carlton Monroe, Meghan Sullivan Nelson, Julie Randall, Rana Schiff, Regan Schmidt, Bethany R. Smith, Jeremy Smith, Jennifer Spieser, Marcus Thompson, Diana Victoriano, Owen J. Wrassman

Emeritus Board .............................................Edyth B. Lindner, Fran Carlisle, Chris Stubbins

Honorary Board ...................................................Vicki Herche, Carol Hilsinger, Skip Merten

To learn more about the production, please visit www.thechildrenstheatre.com.

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Special thanks to...........................................Troy Malmstrom, SCPA, Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati Opera, University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, And Cincinnati Stage Employees Local 5

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The Summit Hotel Time Timer

TriHealth

EVENT SPONSORS

Julie & Lonnie Bartish

Jacklyn & Gary Bryson

Cincinnati Magazine

CF Bank

Emilie & David Dressler

The Dickey Family

The Garber Family

Mark & Mitzi Fox

Mary & Richard Rafferty

The Randall Family

The Satterwhite Family

Debra Savage

Sure Thing Pest Control

The Jarnigo Family

The Kropp Family

The Smith Families

UBS Financial Services

Avanti & Sudhakar Vadivelu

and Ankur & Manisha Patel

Velle Dental

Williams Foundation

The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati acknowledges the following Partners and their employees who generously participate in the annual ArtsWave Community Campaign at the $100,000+ level. Thank you!

$2 million + P&G

$1 million to $1,999,999

Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Foundation

$500,000 to $999,999

GE Aerospace

$250,000 to $499,999

The Cincinnati Insurance Companies

The H.B., E.W. and F.R. Luther Charitable Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, N.A., Trustee Western & Southern Financial Group

$100,000 to $249,999 altafiber

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati Reds

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

The E.W. Scripps Company and Scripps Howard Foundation

The Enquirer | Cincinnati. com

Great American Insurance Group

Greater Cincinnati Foundation

The Kroger Co.

Messer Construction Co.

PNC

This list reflects all gifts of $100 or more made between 06/01/2025 to 1/12/2026

*TCT Board Member **Company that matches employee giving.

***The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati is supported by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.

If you would like to make a gift to the 2025-26 Annual Fund in support of the TCT Mission – to educate, entertain and engage audiences of all ages through live professional theater for youth –please visit www. thechildrenstheatre.com/ support, or call us at (513) 569-8080.

We have made every effort to be as accurate as possible in compiling our list of wonderful supporters. If your name has been incorrectly listed or omitted, please contact Olivia Suttles at (513) 569-8080, x14.

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Learn more about our grant programs and resources, find your next arts experience, or connect: OAC.OHIO.GOV.

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