SCRIPT: True or False Face
Jun 27, 2022
The next script we'll be discussing on TO THE BATPOLES is
Stephen Kandel's "False Face" script! We have an outline, a draft,
and a revised draft, so they're all pretty early in the process.
Recording has not been scheduled yet, but it will definitely be
after July 11, 2022.
If you read the scripts and comment before...
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