“The Play” May Not Be “The Thing”—But Something Is

In “‘The Play’ May Not Be ‘The Thing,’” Erica Terpening-Romeo describes a production of Romeo and Juliet by her Anonymous Theatre where each actor rehearsed privately with the director, the cast coming together for the first and only time on “opening night.” No less, the audience, “rendered . . . indistinguishable” from the cast, became one with their fellow townspeople onstage. Terpening-Romeo champions a theatre whose ultimate purpose is to bring people together, strengthening our sense of community, especially in the wake of the coronavirus.