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There Are No New Stories: 'The Iliad'

Photo courtesy Aquila Theatre
IT'S DEPRESSING to think that war is eternal, but it's hard to deny when Aquila Theater, seeking to honor Veterans Day, reaches back to one of the oldest stories we have — and it's about soldiers, destruction and the effects of war on a culture that's had too much of it.

That's right, "The Iliad" (now set during WWII) has come to the Clarice Smith Center. It's such a compelling tale that it's lasted longer than a lot of civilizations and it still rings true.

» Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, University Boulevard and Stadium Drive, College Park; Tue. and Wed., Nov. 11 and 12, 8 p.m., $35; 301-405-2787. (College Park)

Photo courtesy Aquila Theatre

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