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Previews, Interviews and Reviews -- Culture Reports in 20+ US Cities and Travel Reports Worldwide. https://www.picturethispost.com/
We also share updates on today's fight for democracy.
Previews, Interviews and Reviews -- Culture Reports in 20+ US Cities and Travel Reports Worldwide. https://www.picturethispost.com/
We also share updates on today's fight for democracy.
Famed New Orleans opera house takes on Tchaikovsky and Schiller's tone down of Joan of Arc to make her story raw and with gravitas-- Click the link to read the preview in the New Orleans edition-
@marignyoperahouse.bsky.social #NewOrleansMusic #NewOrleansTheater #PictureThisPostMusic #opera
@marignyoperahouse.bsky.social #NewOrleansMusic #NewOrleansTheater #PictureThisPostMusic #opera
Marigny Opera House Presents MAID OF ORLEANS - Preview
“..."While Tchaikovsky's opera is based on Schiller's highly romanticized libretto, we're bringing a more historically grounded interpretation to this product
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January 7, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Famed New Orleans opera house takes on Tchaikovsky and Schiller's tone down of Joan of Arc to make her story raw and with gravitas-- Click the link to read the preview in the New Orleans edition-
@marignyoperahouse.bsky.social #NewOrleansMusic #NewOrleansTheater #PictureThisPostMusic #opera
@marignyoperahouse.bsky.social #NewOrleansMusic #NewOrleansTheater #PictureThisPostMusic #opera
An opera grounded in mythology and the love of nature-- Click the link to read the preview--
@seattleopera.bsky.social #SeattleMusic #PictureThisPostMusic #PictureThisPostOpera #GreekMythology
@seattleopera.bsky.social #SeattleMusic #PictureThisPostMusic #PictureThisPostOpera #GreekMythology
Seattle Opera Presents Daphne in Concert - Preview
A spokesperson says--- “...Daphne finds romance in the beauty and celebration of nature, not in the arms of men. When two suitors vie for her heart, Apollo a
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January 7, 2026 at 1:18 PM
An opera grounded in mythology and the love of nature-- Click the link to read the preview--
@seattleopera.bsky.social #SeattleMusic #PictureThisPostMusic #PictureThisPostOpera #GreekMythology
@seattleopera.bsky.social #SeattleMusic #PictureThisPostMusic #PictureThisPostOpera #GreekMythology
A Ukrainian playwright gives us a work about displacement and identity. Click the link to read the preview in the Chicago edition--
@trapdoortheatre.bsky.social #ChicagoTheater #Ukraine #SlavaUkraini #NatalkaVorozhbyt #PictureThisPostTheater #KayMartinovich #MarzenaBukowska @dancobbler.bsky.social
@trapdoortheatre.bsky.social #ChicagoTheater #Ukraine #SlavaUkraini #NatalkaVorozhbyt #PictureThisPostTheater #KayMartinovich #MarzenaBukowska @dancobbler.bsky.social
Trap Door Theatre Presents Green Corridors - Preview
A spokesperson says--- “...Using elements of absurdity and dark humor, Green Corridors is a poetic, harrowing journey through a world fractured by war. Ukrai
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January 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
A Ukrainian playwright gives us a work about displacement and identity. Click the link to read the preview in the Chicago edition--
@trapdoortheatre.bsky.social #ChicagoTheater #Ukraine #SlavaUkraini #NatalkaVorozhbyt #PictureThisPostTheater #KayMartinovich #MarzenaBukowska @dancobbler.bsky.social
@trapdoortheatre.bsky.social #ChicagoTheater #Ukraine #SlavaUkraini #NatalkaVorozhbyt #PictureThisPostTheater #KayMartinovich #MarzenaBukowska @dancobbler.bsky.social
The Emperor’s New Oil Wealth
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The Emperor’s New Oil Wealth
The truth behind Trump’s black, sticky fantasy
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January 7, 2026 at 12:59 PM
The Emperor’s New Oil Wealth
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Mozart, Haydn and more with soprano Song Hee Lee-- Click the link to read the preview in the New York NOW roundup --
#AmericanClassicalOrchestra #SongHeeLee #NYCMusic #ClassicalMusic #PictureThisPostMusic @lincolncenter.bsky.social #Mozart #Haydn #Boccherini @thomascrawford.bsky.social
#AmericanClassicalOrchestra #SongHeeLee #NYCMusic #ClassicalMusic #PictureThisPostMusic @lincolncenter.bsky.social #Mozart #Haydn #Boccherini @thomascrawford.bsky.social
American Classical Orchestra Presents "Morning Stars" - Preview
A spokesperson says--- “...Thomas Crawford, conductor Song Hee Lee, soprano Mozart: Overture for La finta semplice, K. 51 Boccherini: Symphony No. 26 in C
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January 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Mozart, Haydn and more with soprano Song Hee Lee-- Click the link to read the preview in the New York NOW roundup --
#AmericanClassicalOrchestra #SongHeeLee #NYCMusic #ClassicalMusic #PictureThisPostMusic @lincolncenter.bsky.social #Mozart #Haydn #Boccherini @thomascrawford.bsky.social
#AmericanClassicalOrchestra #SongHeeLee #NYCMusic #ClassicalMusic #PictureThisPostMusic @lincolncenter.bsky.social #Mozart #Haydn #Boccherini @thomascrawford.bsky.social
Described as a post-rock opera-- a pageant of seductiveness gone wrong.. Click the link to read this preview in the New York City edition of Picture This. Post
@bambrooklyn.bsky.social #NYCOpera #NYCMustic #NYCTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #PictureThisPostMusic @richardforeman.bsky.social
@bambrooklyn.bsky.social #NYCOpera #NYCMustic #NYCTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #PictureThisPostMusic @richardforeman.bsky.social
Brooklyn Academy of Music Reprises What to Wear - Preview
A spokesperson says--- "...What to wear; a raucous, bitingly funny post-rock opera by avant-garde theater icon Richard Foreman and celebrated compose
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January 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Described as a post-rock opera-- a pageant of seductiveness gone wrong.. Click the link to read this preview in the New York City edition of Picture This. Post
@bambrooklyn.bsky.social #NYCOpera #NYCMustic #NYCTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #PictureThisPostMusic @richardforeman.bsky.social
@bambrooklyn.bsky.social #NYCOpera #NYCMustic #NYCTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #PictureThisPostMusic @richardforeman.bsky.social
A play about evil and human nature via Shakespeare lens-- a reminder that MAD KINGS are not new...
#Broadstage @folger.edu @shakespeare.lol #PatrickPage #LAOrangeCountyTheater #SantaMonicaTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #Shakespeare
#Broadstage @folger.edu @shakespeare.lol #PatrickPage #LAOrangeCountyTheater #SantaMonicaTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #Shakespeare
BroadStage Presents Patrick Page's ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE - Preview
A spokesperson says--- "...attention to the twisted motivation and hidden humanity at the heart of Shakespeare’s greatest villains. Moving swiftly through th
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January 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
A play about evil and human nature via Shakespeare lens-- a reminder that MAD KINGS are not new...
#Broadstage @folger.edu @shakespeare.lol #PatrickPage #LAOrangeCountyTheater #SantaMonicaTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #Shakespeare
#Broadstage @folger.edu @shakespeare.lol #PatrickPage #LAOrangeCountyTheater #SantaMonicaTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #Shakespeare
How Bribery Became Legal
Very worthwhile read-- with hopeful note at the end---
"...State legislatures pass aggressive legislation criminalizing corruption and making it prosecutable at the state level for any officials conducting those acts...." This is a very wo
Very worthwhile read-- with hopeful note at the end---
"...State legislatures pass aggressive legislation criminalizing corruption and making it prosecutable at the state level for any officials conducting those acts...." This is a very wo
How Bribery Became Legal
U.S. Code 666 and the John Robert's Court.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
How Bribery Became Legal
Very worthwhile read-- with hopeful note at the end---
"...State legislatures pass aggressive legislation criminalizing corruption and making it prosecutable at the state level for any officials conducting those acts...." This is a very wo
Very worthwhile read-- with hopeful note at the end---
"...State legislatures pass aggressive legislation criminalizing corruption and making it prosecutable at the state level for any officials conducting those acts...." This is a very wo
A father, a daughter-- a decade... and the mystery of relationships too-- Check out the preview in the Picture This Post roundup of national and international theater news--
#ARedOrchidTheatre #AnnaOuyangMoensch #KirstenFitzgerald
#ChicagoTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #Birds @johnjudd.bsky.social
#ARedOrchidTheatre #AnnaOuyangMoensch #KirstenFitzgerald
#ChicagoTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #Birds @johnjudd.bsky.social
Red Orchid Theatre Presents BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA – Preview
A spokesperson says--- “...John and his daughter Caitlyn are birders. As they scan the skies over their backyard in suburban Maryland looking for elusive bir
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January 6, 2026 at 7:10 PM
A father, a daughter-- a decade... and the mystery of relationships too-- Check out the preview in the Picture This Post roundup of national and international theater news--
#ARedOrchidTheatre #AnnaOuyangMoensch #KirstenFitzgerald
#ChicagoTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #Birds @johnjudd.bsky.social
#ARedOrchidTheatre #AnnaOuyangMoensch #KirstenFitzgerald
#ChicagoTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #Birds @johnjudd.bsky.social
A night of authentic afrobeat sounds.. Click the link to read the preview in the Phoenix edition of Picture This Post--
#PhoenixArtMuseum #CamilleSledge #Afrobeat #PhoenixMusic #PictureThisPostMusic #Fela
#PhoenixArtMuseum #CamilleSledge #Afrobeat #PhoenixMusic #PictureThisPostMusic #Fela
Phoenix Art Museum Presents PHOENIX AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA Preview
A spokesperson says--- “...PHOENIX AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA [PAO!] proudly carries the musical and social torch that was first lit by the powerful duo of FELA KUTI
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January 6, 2026 at 6:54 PM
A night of authentic afrobeat sounds.. Click the link to read the preview in the Phoenix edition of Picture This Post--
#PhoenixArtMuseum #CamilleSledge #Afrobeat #PhoenixMusic #PictureThisPostMusic #Fela
#PhoenixArtMuseum #CamilleSledge #Afrobeat #PhoenixMusic #PictureThisPostMusic #Fela
A music dance cabaret set to the music of Aimee Mann. Click the link to read the Philadelphia edition preview-
#WilmaTheater #PigIron @aimeemann.bsky.social #PhiladelphiaMusic #PhiladelphiaDance #PictureThisPostDance #PictureThisPostMusic #DitovanReigersberg #AlexBechtel #EvaSteinmetz
#WilmaTheater #PigIron @aimeemann.bsky.social #PhiladelphiaMusic #PhiladelphiaDance #PictureThisPostDance #PictureThisPostMusic #DitovanReigersberg #AlexBechtel #EvaSteinmetz
Wilma Theater Presents Poor Judge-- A Pig Iron Production - Preview
A spokesperson says--- “…(a) dance-theater cabaret set to the music of Grammy Award-winning artist Aimee Mann… Poor Judge is a live music mixtape that’
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January 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
A music dance cabaret set to the music of Aimee Mann. Click the link to read the Philadelphia edition preview-
#WilmaTheater #PigIron @aimeemann.bsky.social #PhiladelphiaMusic #PhiladelphiaDance #PictureThisPostDance #PictureThisPostMusic #DitovanReigersberg #AlexBechtel #EvaSteinmetz
#WilmaTheater #PigIron @aimeemann.bsky.social #PhiladelphiaMusic #PhiladelphiaDance #PictureThisPostDance #PictureThisPostMusic #DitovanReigersberg #AlexBechtel #EvaSteinmetz
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On Jan. 6, 2021, bloody insurrectionary violence interrupted the peaceful transfer of power.
Today, America is still caught in an epic struggle between selfish forces of rule-or-ruin autocracy & the unyielding defenders of constitutional democracy all over America.
Today, America is still caught in an epic struggle between selfish forces of rule-or-ruin autocracy & the unyielding defenders of constitutional democracy all over America.
Opinion | Jamie Raskin: Jan. 6 Never Ended
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January 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
On Jan. 6, 2021, bloody insurrectionary violence interrupted the peaceful transfer of power.
Today, America is still caught in an epic struggle between selfish forces of rule-or-ruin autocracy & the unyielding defenders of constitutional democracy all over America.
Today, America is still caught in an epic struggle between selfish forces of rule-or-ruin autocracy & the unyielding defenders of constitutional democracy all over America.
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Cutting food waste, like the food that get thrown out in American homes, stores, and restaurants, is one of the biggest #ClimateSolutions we’re ignoring 🍎🚯. Wasted food generates lots of #GreenhouseGas emissions and keeping it out of the trash would save resources, reduce #emissions and feed people💡
The Climate Solution Sitting in America’s Trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
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January 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Cutting food waste, like the food that get thrown out in American homes, stores, and restaurants, is one of the biggest #ClimateSolutions we’re ignoring 🍎🚯. Wasted food generates lots of #GreenhouseGas emissions and keeping it out of the trash would save resources, reduce #emissions and feed people💡
January 4, 2026 I f you too couldn't stomach listening to the Sunday news talk shows here is another great summary from Heather Cox Richardson
January 4, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio took the administration’s message about its strikes on Venezuela to the Sunday talk shows this morning.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:31 PM
January 4, 2026 I f you too couldn't stomach listening to the Sunday news talk shows here is another great summary from Heather Cox Richardson
NPR post of Jack Smith deposition before congress -- follows--
is it true that the insurrectionists are planning a celebration tomorrow? I heard that over the weekend--- how horrible..
is it true that the insurrectionists are planning a celebration tomorrow? I heard that over the weekend--- how horrible..
Read Jack Smith's full deposition on the decision to indict Trump
The 255-page document, released on the last day of 2025, accounts for some eight hours of testimony.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:23 PM
NPR post of Jack Smith deposition before congress -- follows--
is it true that the insurrectionists are planning a celebration tomorrow? I heard that over the weekend--- how horrible..
is it true that the insurrectionists are planning a celebration tomorrow? I heard that over the weekend--- how horrible..
youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE?...
It's very unusual for a youtube video to be so corrupted-- so the transcript to follow...
It's very unusual for a youtube video to be so corrupted-- so the transcript to follow...
Jack Smith Deposition
YouTube video by House Judiciary GOP
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January 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE?...
It's very unusual for a youtube video to be so corrupted-- so the transcript to follow...
It's very unusual for a youtube video to be so corrupted-- so the transcript to follow...
The Real Donroe Doctrine
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The Real Donroe Doctrine
Seeking cash and an ego boost, not regime change
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The Real Donroe Doctrine
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January 3, 2026 As usual, a pithy snapshot the lens of history... Of particular interest-- the queasy feeling that heads of US oil companies have of getting involved in this scheme. Investing for a return 10 years down the road isn't exactly the forte of American busines culture.
January 3, 2026
Today was the legal deadline for the Department of Justice to submit to Congress a written justification for any documents from the Epstein files that the department had redacted or withheld.
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January 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
January 3, 2026 As usual, a pithy snapshot the lens of history... Of particular interest-- the queasy feeling that heads of US oil companies have of getting involved in this scheme. Investing for a return 10 years down the road isn't exactly the forte of American busines culture.
If you still can quote Monty Python bon mots- THIS IS YOUR SHOW! Click the link to the San Diego edition to read the preview-
#TrinityTheatre #JohnCleese @terrygilliamesk.bsky.social #SanDiegoTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #Comedy @grahamchapman.bsky.social #MichaelPalin @ericidle.bsky.social
#TrinityTheatre #JohnCleese @terrygilliamesk.bsky.social #SanDiegoTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #Comedy @grahamchapman.bsky.social #MichaelPalin @ericidle.bsky.social
Trinity Theatre Company Presents Monty Python's Edukational Show - Preview
A spokesperson says--- “...Monty Python’s Edukational Show is a brand new sketch-style spectacular featuring fan favorites like the Dead Parrot, the Minist
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January 4, 2026 at 5:39 PM
If you still can quote Monty Python bon mots- THIS IS YOUR SHOW! Click the link to the San Diego edition to read the preview-
#TrinityTheatre #JohnCleese @terrygilliamesk.bsky.social #SanDiegoTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #Comedy @grahamchapman.bsky.social #MichaelPalin @ericidle.bsky.social
#TrinityTheatre #JohnCleese @terrygilliamesk.bsky.social #SanDiegoTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #Comedy @grahamchapman.bsky.social #MichaelPalin @ericidle.bsky.social
Worldwide RING CYCLE fanatics take note-- Atlanta Opera continues streaming these world-class performances for nominal fee-- Click the link or find the story on your city's front page..
#TheAtlantaOpera #opera #AtlantaMusic #AtlantaTheater #PictureThisPosttheater #PicturethisPostmusic #Wagner
#TheAtlantaOpera #opera #AtlantaMusic #AtlantaTheater #PictureThisPosttheater #PicturethisPostmusic #Wagner
Atlanta Opera Film Studio Releases Streams of Three Ring Cycle Opera Films - Preview
A spokesperson says--- “…Atlanta Opera Film Studio releases three new cinematic opera films, transforming ... stage productions of Richard Wagner’s Ring
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January 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Worldwide RING CYCLE fanatics take note-- Atlanta Opera continues streaming these world-class performances for nominal fee-- Click the link or find the story on your city's front page..
#TheAtlantaOpera #opera #AtlantaMusic #AtlantaTheater #PictureThisPosttheater #PicturethisPostmusic #Wagner
#TheAtlantaOpera #opera #AtlantaMusic #AtlantaTheater #PictureThisPosttheater #PicturethisPostmusic #Wagner
The world famous New Orleans Jazz Fest has announced its Super-sized talent roundup-- Check out the list of performers at the link--
#NewOrleansJazzFestival #NewOrleansMusic #Jazz #MusicFestivals #PictureThisPostMusic
#NewOrleansJazzFestival #NewOrleansMusic #Jazz #MusicFestivals #PictureThisPostMusic
New Orleans Jazz Fest 2026 - Preview
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY SHELL April 23 - 26 & April 30 - May 3 WEEKEND 1 - APRIL 23, 24, 25, & 26 Stevi
www.picturethispost.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The world famous New Orleans Jazz Fest has announced its Super-sized talent roundup-- Check out the list of performers at the link--
#NewOrleansJazzFestival #NewOrleansMusic #Jazz #MusicFestivals #PictureThisPostMusic
#NewOrleansJazzFestival #NewOrleansMusic #Jazz #MusicFestivals #PictureThisPostMusic
Live with Thom Hartmann & Christopher Armitage
Two very original thinkers... here Armitage about 15 - 20 minutes in gives a pithy elevator pitch style definition of his proposals for "soft secession"-
Long but imo well worth the listen
Two very original thinkers... here Armitage about 15 - 20 minutes in gives a pithy elevator pitch style definition of his proposals for "soft secession"-
Long but imo well worth the listen
Live with Thom Hartmann & Christopher Armitage
A recording from Christopher Armitage and Thom Hartmann's live video
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January 4, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Live with Thom Hartmann & Christopher Armitage
Two very original thinkers... here Armitage about 15 - 20 minutes in gives a pithy elevator pitch style definition of his proposals for "soft secession"-
Long but imo well worth the listen
Two very original thinkers... here Armitage about 15 - 20 minutes in gives a pithy elevator pitch style definition of his proposals for "soft secession"-
Long but imo well worth the listen
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Until satire and humor is outlawed
HOME | Trump Kennedy Center
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December 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Until satire and humor is outlawed
A film festival companion to an art exhibit by Marco Brambilla exploring the space between dream, memory, and media. Click the link for the full schedule --
@portlandartmuseum.bsky.social @marcobrambilla.bsky.social #PortlandMuseums #PictureThisPostFilm #FilmFestivals #PictureThisPostArt
@portlandartmuseum.bsky.social @marcobrambilla.bsky.social #PortlandMuseums #PictureThisPostFilm #FilmFestivals #PictureThisPostArt
Portland Art Museum Presents Maximalist Dreamscapes - Preview
A spokesperson says--- "...Maximalist Dreamscapes is in conversation with the Marco Brambilla exhibition of the same name, featured in the adjacent Blair Famil
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January 2, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A film festival companion to an art exhibit by Marco Brambilla exploring the space between dream, memory, and media. Click the link for the full schedule --
@portlandartmuseum.bsky.social @marcobrambilla.bsky.social #PortlandMuseums #PictureThisPostFilm #FilmFestivals #PictureThisPostArt
@portlandartmuseum.bsky.social @marcobrambilla.bsky.social #PortlandMuseums #PictureThisPostFilm #FilmFestivals #PictureThisPostArt
An update to the first anti-war play by Euripides in Ancient Greece-- Click the link to read the preview in the Picture This Post NY Now roundup--
#TheTank #StopTheWindTheatricals #SaraFarrington @meghanfinn.bsky.social #NYCTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #NewYorkNOW #AncientGreece #Euripides
#TheTank #StopTheWindTheatricals #SaraFarrington @meghanfinn.bsky.social #NYCTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #NewYorkNOW #AncientGreece #Euripides
STOP THE WIND THEATRICALS Presents A TROJAN WOMAN - Preview
A spokesperson says--- “...Bosnia, Gaza, Mariupol—a woman with her child, alone in a devastated city, confronts the indiscriminate cruelty of war. Euripide
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January 2, 2026 at 8:48 PM
An update to the first anti-war play by Euripides in Ancient Greece-- Click the link to read the preview in the Picture This Post NY Now roundup--
#TheTank #StopTheWindTheatricals #SaraFarrington @meghanfinn.bsky.social #NYCTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #NewYorkNOW #AncientGreece #Euripides
#TheTank #StopTheWindTheatricals #SaraFarrington @meghanfinn.bsky.social #NYCTheater #PictureThisPostTheater #NewYorkNOW #AncientGreece #Euripides