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It's Only a Play

Cultural complacency & aesthetic anesthesia in The Frogs

Jun 22, 2025
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“It’s Only a Play” arrives in The Frogs like a lullaby wrapped around a philosophical grenade. It is nestled within a show characterized by its exuberance: the high-camp spectacle, the gleeful anachronisms, the sheer audacity of its premise. But this number—quieter, stiller, but no less audacious—deserves serious consideration.

Where do we find ourselves…

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