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What if the writing was art all along?

Playing a fool in a Shakespearean play taught me a lot about tech writing.

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Chris Hoffman
Oct 19, 2025
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This is the first personal essay I’ve ever written. I’m offering it as a thank-you for supporting me. So, take a seat: The show is about to begin.

This summer, I was on stage performing Shakespeare in the Park with the Nashua Theater Guild. We performed Twelfth Night, and I played Sir Andrew Aguecheek.

Twelfth Night is a comedy, and Sir Andrew is a ridicu…

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