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THEATER
Text and context have a special relationship in historically based dramas. What we bring to the theater -- what we know, or think we know -- can matter as much as what transpires on stage. When we see a play about history, the meaning we take away is shaped not just by the intent of the playwright and the nuances of a production, but by our own background,...
A Crotchety Benedict Arnold
By JULIA M. KLEINText and context have a special relationship in historically based dramas. What we bring to the theater -- what we know, or think we know -- can matter as much as what transpires on stage. When we see a play about history, the meaning we take away is shaped not just by the intent of the playwright and the nuances of a production, but by our own background,...
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