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first_reported: 2026-11-05 22:00 EST
updated: 2026-11-05 22:00 EST
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# ‘Rope’ and ‘The Verge’: The Joy of Sex and Death

Two theater pieces that drill down from the polite society of the intelligentsia to the most primal animal urges, with acknowledgments to Freud.

Section: [Culture & Events](/new-york/section/life.md) · Entities: none

## Coverage

- [The New York Times – N.Y./Region](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/05/theater/rope-the-verge-review-off-broadway-silverman.html), 2026-11-05 22:00 EST: ‘Rope’ and ‘The Verge’: The Joy of Sex and Death

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