The play, which was co-commissioned by UCLA Live, is based on Dante Alighieri’s poem, “The Divine Comedy,” and will run until Oct. 31 at the Freud Playhouse.

Bang’s Purgatorio Excerpts from a lively new translation of Dante’s Divine Comedy.

Although “The Divine Comedy” by Dante Alighieri has inspired countless artistic creations, particularly of his “Inferno” canto, until recently no one had produced a prominent theater ...

So, what's the value in translating The Divine Comedy yet again? Giving all three parts – Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso another rendition?

All other parts are played by members of the company. In Episode 2: Purgatorio, on their journey up Mount Purgatory, Dante and Virgil encounter numerous souls who have embarked on the trip before ...

Dante’s Divine Comedy hit frightfully close to home when it was first published, filled with judgements about ancient heroes and near-contemporaries alike.

[1] John Kinsella, Divine Comedy. Journeys Through a Regional Geography, New York-London, W.W. Norton, 2010 (paperback edition). Harold Bloom regards Kinsella as «one of the most original and ...