{"id":27980,"date":"2012-04-03T11:05:45","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T15:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=27980"},"modified":"2013-01-21T15:27:20","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T20:27:20","slug":"my-city-lives-dave-meslin-and-the-fourth-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/04\/03\/my-city-lives-dave-meslin-and-the-fourth-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"My City Lives: Dave Meslin and the Fourth Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/mycitylives.com\/embed\/4ea9cc4147269d7b5b00b357\" width=\"600\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;fourth wall&#8217; is a term used to describe the imaginary barrier separating an audience from a stage. When an actor speaks directly to the audience, or an audience member interacts with the cast, the fourth wall has been &#8216;broken&#8217;. 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