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I'm so glad you recall the San Diego Rep's production of "Working," as I do. I had just moved to San Diego, The Old Globe, Starlight and some community theatres were about all the local theatre there was then, immediately pre-La Jolla Playhouse's ressurection. "Working" was the first SD Rep production I saw, and I left thinking, "I want to work for this theatre!" Which I did, from 1984 through 1986 as we moved from the Sixth Avenue Playhouse (later St. Cecelia's) to the Lyceum. I never forgot the Millworker and she has informed my view of factory jobs ever since. I remember the grocery bag boy (though not the performer's name) and the grape-boycotting United Farm Workers outside the store he mused on: "And the muzak kept playing 'Guantanamero.' The Cuban Revolution anthem!" I also remember thinking while reading the Union-Trib advance feature, "Nine boxes? That's Hollywood Squares!" And a little remeniscent of the cross-town rival's recent run of stacked grid sets. As always, it's a pleasure to read your focused perspective on any local production, and particularly when you bring the history of San Diego theatre work into your commentary.— March 26, 2009 12:37 p.m.