A Tantalizing Thought

Donald Seawell doesn't think the ambitious Tantalus is out of Denver's reach.

A A A Comments By Jim Lillie Thursday, Sep 14 2000

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Donald Seawell believes he has the right to fail.

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Finally, Seawell and his staff are coordinating several related events intended to enhance spectators' appreciation of the show. In addition to making a documentary of the experience and hosting a convention of scholars, the DCPA will present A Stage for Dionysos: Theatrical Space and Ancient Drama, an art exhibit (sponsored by Greece's Mercouri Foundation) showing how drama developed in ancient Greece and spread throughout the world. The exhibit will be housed in the radically converted Space Theatre and extend into the crescent-shaped lobby just outside the Stage Theatre, where Tantalus will be performed. "In Spyros Mercouri's words," says Seawell, "he wants to embrace Tantalus, physically as well as spiritually."

With any luck, local theatergoers will find it in their hearts -- and wallets -- to follow suit.

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