My late classics professor taught me that Ancient Greek tragedy dramatized different points of view, insisted on empathy, and warned against hubris. What would he have made of our current moment?

Members of the local Ukrainian diaspora, war refugees, peace activists, volunteers, and local supporters participate in the “Support Ukraine” daily protest in Krakow, Poland, on June 7, 2022. (Artur ...

The emotional range and intensity of this production is extraordinary. Tragedy, melodrama, satire, farce and musical comedy all have their moments in "The Trojan Women," playing at Theater Schmeater.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting social, political and economic crisis have had an impact on every feature of human society, including artistic and cultural life. The series Reading Greek ...

We tend to think of Greek tragedy as the earliest form of drama - the exact opposite of the oddly futuristic theatre world we inhabit now, in which actors and audiences around the world connect ...

Some stories are eternal and the soap opera-style drama of Sophocles’ ancient Greek tragedy “Oedipus Rex” continues to ...