Charles Mee's re-telling of the classic story by Euripides explores the lingering pains of war in a world stratified by gender. A collaborative production of Artists' Theater of Boston (http://artiststheater.org for directions and more info)
RSVP at: http://goo.gl/D0zaCJ
February 21st - March 8
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sunday March 2nd at 8pm (no late seating)
At Sprout (near Davis Square, 339R Summer St., Somerville MA)
Pay-what-you-can ($5 starting point, greater contributions apprecia...
Charles Mee's re-telling of the classic story by Euripides explores the lingering pains of war in a world stratified by gender. A collaborative production of Artists' Theater of Boston (http://artiststheater.org for directions and more info)
RSVP at: http://goo.gl/D0zaCJ
February 21st - March 8
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sunday March 2nd at 8pm (no late seating)
At Sprout (near Davis Square, 339R Summer St., Somerville MA)
Pay-what-you-can ($5 starting point, greater contributions appreciated, no one turned away). There will be a talk back after each performance.
The story is told in two parts. The first, set immediately after the Trojan War, centers around the women of Troy as they are confronted by the men of Greece and stripped of any agency and power over their lives that they once held. Some are taken as slaves; others killed. Attempts by Queen Hecuba to secure some semblance of dignity for her family are met with sheer, uncompromising disempowerment. Finding strength to fight in this post-war society results in the women creating the same forms of oppression they have been subjected to all their lives.
The second piece of the story takes place in Carthage, a world created and built by women, who refused to be defeated by the effects of war. This society, led by Queen Dido, strives to rid their community of patriarchal oppression. This society is loving, beautiful, filled with music, and peaceful. However, over time we learn that the oppressive cycles the city of Carthage vowed to keep out are not so simply broken.
Trigger warnings: violence, domestic violence, and sexual assault
Featuring:
Allison Tucker
Alyce Householter
Amelia Lumpkin
Anneke Reich
Annie Hochheiser
Bailey Libby
Corrie Legge
Eliza Dumais
Ernest Paulin
Ervin Melara
Katie Bond
Keith Nolen
Molly Gilbert
Will Bowry
Will Jobs
Other Collaborators!
Directed by Tony Rios
Choreography by Greg Storella
Lighting and Set Design by Ben Lieberson
Video Art by Sophia Theodore-Pierce
Props by John Crittenden
Doll-making by Coriana Swartz
Musical Direction and Costume Design by Anneke Reich
Assistant Musical Direction by Bailey Libby
Fight Choreography by Allison Tucker
Stage Managed by Krystal Doulbakian
Produced by Will Jobs and Anneke Reich