Who owned the plays that Shakespeare wrote? Who influenced Euripides? Who makes up the chorus of Euripides' "Bacchae"? Who makes up the Chorus in "Antigone"? Who is Euripides in Medea? Who were Euripides' contemporaries? Who assigns destiny, according to Sophocles?
He influenced younger playwrights, notably the late Sarah Kane, whose 1995 play “Blasted” shocked audiences as much as “Saved” had 30 years earlier. His final play to be staged, in 2016, was “Dea,” a forceful adaptation of the Greek tragedy “Medea.” Bond...
Zoe Caldwell, 86. A four-time Tony Award winner who brought humanity to larger-than-life characters, whether it be the dotty schoolteacher Miss Jean Brodie, an aging opera star Maria Callas or the betrayed, murderous Medea. Feb. 16. Charles Portis, 86. The novelist was a favorite among c...