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She never looks less than perfectly photoshopped, but the production ultimately overtaxes her strengths.

That toll includes Muslims, Christians, soldiers, civilians and government officials, killed by terrorists, herdsmen, vigilantes, forest-dwelling kidnapping gangs, pirates off the coast, and Nigeria’s own overtaxed military.

But on a few days each year—particularly during heat waves, when people are using air conditioners—the grid gets overtaxed.

Venable distills his situation into a scene, which he then overtaxes into a full-scale play.

Supporters of reducing reliance on imported sources say pumping less water would bring environmental benefits for overtaxed ecosystems.