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“ Sometimes you finish a play and the time may not be right for it , but eventually history will align to make the play work .” What changed was the return of fear to the political climate . Even parts of the play that once sounded over the top , no longer sounded that way . Urban says that he made some changes to the play during rehearsals and reinstalled a part of a monologue from the original 2003 draft , joking that anti-Semitism is back in vogue . “ There ’ s a monologue by a character called Matt , which is pretty intense and crazy , when he discovers his inner Republican ,” said Urban . “ I keep thinking that it ’ s too much , but then I check my Facebook feed or read the news and I realize that it seems like realism now . Who knew ?” Nibbler is a comedy with science fiction elements , but it doesn ’ t have anything to do with the cute character in Futurama . Urban says he likes science fiction , but is hardly a sci-fi buff . In fact , he ’ s never even seen the televised cartoon . But he did grow up watching a lot of classic Doctor Who episodes and believes some of that influence seeped into the play . He also

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