Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus was "The Exorcist" of its day. Sixteenth century theatergoers were so horrified by Marlowe's retelling of the tragic story of the ambitious scholar who sells his soul to the Devil that they reportedly passed out, vomited and even fled the theater in fear. So imagine my confusion when the new adaptation of Doctor Faustus that opened at Classic Stage Company this week turned out to …
SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 09:10AM on June 20, 2015