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Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare
As weve said, this years LBSC productions of Shakespeares rarest plays pays tribute sometimes to the man and not the machine. Troilus and Cressida is probably the most modern of his tragedies and prime material for todays audience. Author and literary scholarJoyce Carol Oates remarked that it strikes the modern reader as a contemporary documentits investigation of numerous infidelities, its criticism of tragic pretensions, above all, its implicit debate between what is essential in human life and what is only existential are themes of the twentieth century.... This is tragedy of a special sortthe tragedy the basis of which is the impossibility of conventional tragedy. Join us, and open your mind to Shakespeares modern ideas.
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LocationRichard Goad Theatre (View)
4250 Atlantic Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90807
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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