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Ancient screwball.("The Grouch" by Menander)(Brief Article)
American Theatre, July, 2003 by Sampson
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MORRISTOWN, N.J.: Plutarch said, "For what other reason would an educated man go to the theatre except to see Menander?" These days, an educated man might be forgiven for not knowing this ancient Athenian playwright, whose cantankerous comedy The Grouch will be unearthed July 24-Aug.
11 by the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. The title character, played by Joseph Costa (in photo), is the father of all ...
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