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Pass Over
"Pass Over" is a 2017 play by Antoinette Nwandu that reimagines Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" through the experience of two young Black men confined to a Chicago street corner. It draws on the biblical Exodus narrative and addresses police violence and racialized confinement in the United States. The play premiered at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago and was later filmed by Spike Lee,...
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Phèdre
Phèdre is a French neoclassical tragedy by Jean Racine, first performed in 1677 and based on stories from Greek mythology and earlier drama. It follows Phaedra, queen of Athens, whose forbidden passion for her stepson Hippolytus leads to deception, accusation, and the destruction of her household. Written in rhymed alexandrine verse, the play is distinguished by its concentrated structure, psychol...
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