The Ancient Greeks really knew how to make a drama out of a crisis. There wasn't much time for navel gazing when the gods were around, meting out bloody justice, zooming in on human fallibilities. With the Ancients, far more comes out in the wash than you would ever have imagined. But a whole evening of it is like being trapped in the spin cycle.   more »

Then came last night. Sophocles was at last allowed to speak for himself.   more »