problem play

“We should be in unison about the primary, and we should let this other problem play itself out.”

We have seen this problem play out in the geopolitical context within the past few weeks.

Staging this Shakespearean problem play is tantamount to a provocation these days.

Ultimately, “All’s Well” might have landed with more heft if it had abandoned the middle ground of the problem play and worn more boldly the smirking mask of comedy.

Instead, they let the problem play out to see what they could learn about it before fixing it.