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374 Ancient Plays and Contemporary Theater - A New Version of Sophocles' Oedipus Trilogy (with Bryan Doerries)

The History of Literature

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Is the Audience Really Listening?

Brian dori obriani is the founder and artistic director of a new theatre project in Ferguson, Missouri. The group uses ancient Greek plays as an inspiration for its performances. After each performance they bring up four to six community members who can speak from their hearts about what they've seen or heard. They are not high ranking people but rather those with close proximity to the issues being addressed.

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