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That Goodman Theatre s superb "Swing State" moves audiences from laughter to tears is no surprise. What is noteworthy about Rebecca Gilman s powerful new drama is how it elicits those contrary emotions within nanoseconds of each other within a single line of dialogue, even. And more significantly, how its humor and its pathos are entirely earned.