Edwin Wong believes that the time is right to reboot the ancient and storied art of tragedy. After reading Taleb’s Fooled by Randomnessand The Black Swan, he developed risk theatre to align tragedy with modern concepts of chance and uncertainty. The result is a tragic stage where every dramatic act is a gambling act and risk runs riot.

His book: The Risk Theatre Model of Tragedy: Gambling, Drama, and the Unexpected is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The book is the centrepiece of the "Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy Competition," the largest playwriting competition in the world for the writing of tragedy. The competition is hosted by Langham Court Theatre, one of the oldest and most respected theatres in Canada. All proceeds from the book help fund the competition.

Wong's thoughts on theatre as well as excerpts from his book can be found at melpomeneswork.com. Wong received a MA in Classics from Brown University where he concentrated on ancient theatre.