In which I give a behind-the-scenes look at the world of professional opera and discover a subtle performance that reminds me why I love theatre so much.
*[2022 Update: If the original link (below) no longer works, the entire piece is available in the attached screenshot.]
“They played at hearts as other children might play at ball; only, as it was really their two hearts that they flung to and fro, they had to be very, very handy to catch them, each time, without hurting them.”
– Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera
This past weekend had quite a few discussions of Greek Drama pop up on my social media timelines. Yes, they were mainly Olympians-related, with quite a few of our fellow writers either dedicating that time to writing their plays and/or holding developmental readings. But there were quite a few heated discussions about classical Greek plays such as Lysistrata and Medea. The topic of Shakespeare Troilus and Cressida even came up at one point. If you wanted to talk Greek drama, apparently this was the weekend for it.
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Pay no attention to the ninjas on stage. 
The Thinking Man's Idiot (Charles Lewis III) 
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