
Can Greek Tragedy Get Us Through the Pandemic?
A theatre company has spent years bringing catharsis to the traumatized. In the coronavirus era, that’s all of us.
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A theatre company has spent years bringing catharsis to the traumatized. In the coronavirus era, that’s all of us.
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