Talking theatre (Photo: Emily O'Dell)
For a man to help others with all his gifts and native strength:
that is the noblest work.
— Oedipus the King, Sophocles
I love teaching–it’s the greatest natural high I know. Watching my students in Beirut act out Oedipus the King yesterday filled me with such joy–and deepened my gratitude for the transformative power of theatre and performance. My students’ new appreciation of Greek tragedy and Freud is adding further fuel to my passion for the creative possibilities of providing a liberal arts education abroad…
