In ancient Greece and Rome, plays were staged outdoors in daylight, usually on a hillside. This tradition continued through the Middle Ages until the 1500s, when theater first moved indoors. Everyday sources of artificial light, such as candles and oil...

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“It’s the same now as it was then,” said Michael Cristofer of his current role playing Charles Darwin in the Atlantic Theater Company’s production of Trumpery. “The controversy over his ideas is still very alive in the United States, which is kind of...

Oil futures fell Monday but still closed above the psychologically important $80 a barrel level as investors grew more concerned that market fundamentals do not support the high prices achieved in crude's record-setting September rally.Oil and refined products futures typically peak in October, and while...