https://www.readthehat.com/articles daily 0.75 2026-03-31 https://www.readthehat.com/articles/what-we-did-before-our-moth-days-john-early-interview monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68923618dffe952847bb8357/93ea3e10-e7e7-4e94-bc85-9c133e97625e/Hope+Davis%2C+Josh+Hamilton%2C+Maria+Dizzia%2C+and+John+Early+by+Julieta+Cervantes+%281%29+copy.jpeg Articles - John Early Lets the Mystery In - Make it stand out Hope Davis, Josh Hamilton, Maria Dizzia, and John Early in What We Did Before Our Moth Days, a new play by Wallace Shawn at Greenwich House Theater. Photo: Julieta Cervantes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68923618dffe952847bb8357/431539db-46a0-4d2c-8ed8-23a2cb39b108/Hope+Davis+and+John+Early+by+Luis+Manuel+Diaz.jpg Articles - John Early Lets the Mystery In - Make it stand out Hope Davis and John Early in What We Did Before Our Moth Days. 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