It isn't fair, of course. If history really is the nightmare from which we're trying to escape, we ought to be able to rewrite it in the theater. I mean, isn't that exactly what artists do in their work—rewrite their nightmares? But history has the annoying quality of being irrevocable. It's always there, an obstacle in your path to the future, or in your surroundings, or in your head. You can rethink it, you can strive to get beyond it, but try to rewrite it and alarm bells are sure to... More >>>