Meatspace: ‘The Nether’ at Washington Ensemble Theatre, a harrowing trip through the dark web, includes a trigger warning

In Jennifer Haley’s vision, the internet has evolved into “The Nether,” which contains a series of “realms” where people might, say, act out their most Marquis de Sade fantasies. At the heart is an ethical debate: Does indulging vicious fantasies make you more or less likely to enact them IRL?