Two Suns: One of City Paper's 2013 Top Ten Stage

So this happened: 2013 Top Ten Stage. Don't misunderstand me; I wasn't surprised to see that Two Suns Over Thebes was one of Baltimore's favorite stage events of the year. In fact, I was right in the middle of thinking over the line that, to me, ties the play together: "I'm back ... to Thebes." First said by the vengeful Dionysus, then the haughty Pentheus, then the dejected Cadmus, this coming back to Thebes -- the announcement of it, the very utterance -- becomes the catch-all verse (since, yeah, Greek tragedy is poetry) for the structure of this play. To first see the twisted virtue, then to identify with the (un-likeable, twisted) culprit, then to mourn his death, this is Aristotelian tragedy. I was so glad to be a part of this play, and I feel that much more confirmed in believing it to be truly sublime. Many good wishes to all the cast and crew. May we see each other and work together again!