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We're cannibals. But don't worry: we only eat each other.

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We're cannibals. But don't worry: we only eat each other.

a ramble about plays.

Ben Dreyfuss
Mar 24, 2022
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We're cannibals. But don't worry: we only eat each other.

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A rule about families is that when you’re arguing about something you’re probably arguing about something else. In theater, this is very often manifested by a character arriving from outside the family and having their presence set off a bunch of conflicts that are just about the family’s dysfunction. 

A classic modern …

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