Why the stage is a vital laboratory for democratic truth
In short: Artistic director Oskar Eustis explains why theater is not just entertainment, but a necessary civic tool. He argues that the stage serves as a space where colliding ideas reveal truths that sustain a functioning democracy.
Eustis argues that theater serves a unique social function: it reveals truths by forcing different ideas to collide. Rather than offering a single perspective, the medium aims to show the complexity of the human experience.
The director outlines a mission to bring theater to neglected areas, such as the deindustrialized Rust Belt. His goal is to use art to reflect individual identities while simultaneously welding people back into a necessary commonality.
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