‘Helen.’ Review: A Restless Heroine Tired of Abiding by Gender Roles

‘Helen.’ Review: A Restless Heroine Tired of Abiding by Gender Roles

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The play is called “Helen.,” as in Helen of Troy, but her twin sister, Klaitemestra, is the one who steals the show. You remember Klaitemestra, albeit maybe by a different spelling: the grief-enraged mother of Iphigenia, who is sacrificed to the gods by her father, Agamemnon — a betrayal that…

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