Rediscovering Chekhov’s Plays in the Pandemic
The play asked suddenly familiar questions: Why all this suffering? Is life really beautiful? How are we supposed to go on like this?
Lindsey Trout Hughes is a freelance copywriter and theater maker in New York City. You can find her on Twitter.
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