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[[File:2009-fake-steppenwolf-poster.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Fake (2009)]]<br />
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'''Fake''' is an American play written and directed by [[Eric Simonson]], performed by ''Steppenwolf Theatre Company'' at ''Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theatre'' (Chicago, USA) from 10 september to 8 november 2009, starring [[Francis Guinan]] as [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]]. 2 hours 10 minutes (including a 15-min. intermission)<br />
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In 1914, [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] invites four guests to his English country home. Each visitor has a connection to the infamous "[[Piltdown Man Hoax|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. <br />
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== Audio Record of the play ==<br />
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'''Part 1'''<br />
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== Photos ==<br />
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File:2009-fake-steppenwolf-01.jpg|''Rebecca Eastman'' ([[Kate Arrington]]) & ''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle'' ([[Francis Guinan]])<br />
File:2009-fake-steppenwolf-03.jpg|''Pierre Teilhard de Chardin'' ([[Coburn Goss]]), ''Rebecca Eastman'' ([[Kate Arrington]]), ''Arthur Woodward'' ([[Alan Wilder]]) and ''Charles Dawson'' ([[Larry Yando]])<br />
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&copy; Photos : Michael Brosilow.<br />
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== Acts ==<br />
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Act 1<br />
* Scene 1 : Library of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1914)<br />
* Scene 2 : A London Flat (1953)<br />
* Scene 3 : London Natural History Museum (1914)<br />
* Scene 4 : Jonathan and Kat’s Flat (1952)<br />
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Act 2<br />
* Scene 1 : Piltdown, Gravel Pit (1914)<br />
* Scene 2 : Museum Library (1953)<br />
* Scene 3 : Library of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1914)<br />
* Scene 4 : Museum Library (1953)<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* '''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1914) / Jonathan Cole (1953)''' : [[Francis Guinan]]<br />
* '''Rebecca Eastman (1914) / Katarina Meras (1953)''' : [[Kate Arrington]]<br />
* '''Arthur Woodward (1914) / Paul Moody (1953)''' : [[Alan Wilder]]<br />
* '''Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1914) / Doug Arnt (1953) / Voice of Sherlock Holmes''' : [[Coburn Goss]]<br />
* '''Charles Dawson (1914) / Henry Billings (1953) / Voice of Dr. Watson / BBC radio announcer''' : [[Larry Yando]]<br />
Understudies<br />
* James D. Farruggio, Leslie Frame, Gary Simmers<br />
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== Crew ==<br />
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* '''Director''' : [[Eric Simonson]]<br />
* '''Playwright''' : [[Eric Simonson]]<br />
* '''Set Decoration''' : Todd Rosenthal<br />
* '''Costumes Design''' : Karin Kopischke<br />
* '''Lights''' : Joe Appelt<br />
* '''Sound''' : Barry Funderburg<br />
* '''Music''' : Barry Funderburg<br />
* '''Stage Manager''' : Michelle Medvin<br />
* '''Stage Manager Assistant''' : Kathleen Petroziello<br />
* '''Dramaturg''' : Rebecca Ann Rugg<br />
* '''Dialect coach''' : Cecilie O'Reilly<br />
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== Source ==<br />
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* [[Media:2009-fake-steppenwolf-programme.pdf|"Fake" : the official programme]]<br />
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* [[Conan Doyle on stage]]</div>
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