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The Theater of War by Bryan Doerries

The Theater of War

What Ancient Tragedies Can Teach US Today

Bryan Doerries

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · August 23, 2016

For years theater director Bryan Doerries has been producing ancient Greek tragedies for a wide range of at-risk people in society.

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Who it’s for
A theater director’s work with ancient Greek tragedy makes room for dialogue, empathy, suffering, and healing.
Themes
Suffering and healing, Dialogue and empathy, Ancient drama in public health
Genres
Mental Health, Classical Plays, Theater Production & Direction

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About this book

For years theater director Bryan Doerries has been producing ancient Greek tragedies for a wide range of at-risk people in society. His is the personal and deeply passionate story of a life devoted to reclaiming the timeless power of an ancient artistic tradition to comfort the afflicted.

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Doerries leads an innovative public health project—Theater of War—that produces ancient dramas for current and returned soldiers, people in recovery from alcohol and substance abuse, tornado and hurricane survivors, and more. Tracing a path that links the personal to the artistic to the social and back again, Doerries shows us how suffering and healing are part of a timeless process in which dialogue and empathy are inextricably linked. The originality and generosity of Doerries’s work is startling, and The Theater of War—wholly unsentimental, but intensely felt and emotionally engaging—is a humane, knowledgeable, and accessible book that will both inspire and enlighten.

Tragedy in the Present

A theater director’s work with ancient Greek tragedy makes room for dialogue, empathy, suffering, and healing.

Come here for

  • The meeting of classical drama and public health
  • A personal account of theater made for people facing hardship

Expect

  • A humane, emotionally engaged, unsentimental voice
  • Connections between artistic practice and social healing

Where it sits

Classical Plays27%
Mental Health25%
Theater Production & Direction24%

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Publisher categories

  • Classical Plays
  • Mental Health
  • Theater History & Criticism
Authors
Bryan Doerries
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published
August 23, 2016
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Suffering and healing · Dialogue and empathy · Ancient drama in public health
Reading lane
Classical Plays