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Right now, religion in theatre doesn't have a hope in hell by Alexis Soloski

Despite its roots in ritual, religion gets barely a look-in on stage these days. Why?By all rights, theatre ought to say its prayers. According to most origin stories, theatre emerged out of religious ritual, not once, but twice: initially courtesy of the ancient Greeks, and then again in medieval Europe, where many scholars trace the rebirth of theatre to the Quem quaeritis, a short section of dialogue in the Easter…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PM on March 13, 2012

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