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Article: CHICAGO'S SEPTEMBER SONG, FALL THEATER
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- September 13, 1987
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will feature Anne Bernadette Coyle (left) and Belinda Bremner.
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Earlier this year, during a trip to the Mediterranean coast of
Turkey, I visited the ruins of several Greek and Roman cities. At
each site, the best preserved and most impressive structure was a
vast outdoor theater with flawless acoustics and perfect sightlines.
Climbing high into the stone bleachers and gazing out at the
splendid vistas of sky, mountains and water, I wondered what it must
have been like to sit among those ancient audiences. How did they
behave? What made them laugh or cry or jeer or walk out? What did
the productions actually look and sound like? Mostly, ...