It’s a story as old as history. There’s a warrior who spent a decade alone, abandoned by his friends and the community he knew.
The Greek tragedy Philoctetes was written 2,400 years ago, but the Sophocles’ tragedy continues to frame discussions of social isolation, including a reading organized in early March by the New York City nonprofit Services for the UnderServed and Theater of War, a theater company that mixes classic drama with discussions on social issues such as homelessness.
