“After rereading [Arachne’s] story, I remember getting chills ... its structure follows the woven pattern of a tapestry, broken into warps (sections), wefts (intersecting scenes), and knots ...

Arachne Theater will present A Midsummer ... Weaving all of those together gives a rich tapestry of a show meditating on one question; why is it that life is so much better with love?

Angry that she could find no flaws with Arachne's work—and also because the tapestry depicted the gods in an unflattering light—Athena beat the girl with a shuttle. When Arachne hanged herself ...