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"Scraps" And "The Revolving Cycles Truly And Steadily Roll'd" Offer Proof That Plays About Assaults On Black Lives Matter by Jan Simpson

Ever since Aeschylus wrote the first Greek tragedies back in the fifth century B.C., playwrights have been creating works that wrestle with the pressing issues of their time. One of the most troubling issues of the last few years has been the murder of young black men by law enforcement officers. Those tragedies inspired the Black Lives Matter movement and now they've spawned a crop of audacious plays. I saw two…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:54AM on September 29, 2018

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