1.0The Readerhttps://thereader.comGordon Spencerhttps://thereader.com/author/gordon-spencer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HQy1qUXITI"><a href="https://thereader.com/2017/02/05/turning-the-tables/">Turning the Tables</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://thereader.com/2017/02/05/turning-the-tables/embed/#?secret=HQy1qUXITI" width="600" height="338" title="“Turning the Tables” — The Reader" data-secret="HQy1qUXITI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script>  “Absurd realism” is the term used by playwright and celebrated performance artist Taylor Mac for his 2015 play Hir, now grabbing audiences at Bluebarn Theatre. The constant, unrelenting action speaks as loudly as the heated, high-volume words. However, the steady flow of ideas, messages, concepts beneath that surface provoke serious pondering outside in the cold […]https://i0.wp.com/thereader.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/The-Reader.png?fit=609%2C200&ssl=1609200