The Trojan Women: November 5-7, 2009
The Trojan Women, by Euripedes
Translated by Nicholas Rudall
Directed by Russ Longtin
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Cast |
Crew |
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Poseidon: Justin Pomerville Astyanax: Isaiah James Taylor |
Stage Manager: Taryn Glasser Technical Director: Zachary Cloud Boykins |
Director's Note
Nicholas Rudall's adaptation of Euripides' classic, The Trojan Women, makes Greek tragedy accessible to modern audiences and presents us with the clear message that war is timeless. At the heart of the play is the enslavement of the victims of the Trojan War. The women are paraded before us in all their grief and humiliation. As the Trojan women are carried away, we are in awe of their suffering-filled full of pity and fear.
Gathering nearly every woman in the department to perform this tragic play has been an education and a challenge for all of us — hard work, passion and commitment helped all of us to become engaged very early in the rehearsal process. And strangely enough, both touching and fun.