Euripides

An Ancient Technology: Using Greek Tragedies to Heal Present-day Trauma

An Ancient Technology: Using Greek Tragedies to Heal Present-day Trauma

Thousands of years before genetic research, MRIs, CAT scans and X-rays, we had theater. Not as entertainment, but as technology. That’s the claim of Bryan Doerries’ Outside the Wire, a theater company that brings charged readings of ancient Greek plays to communities who’ve experienced trauma.