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2009
April 2009
Thursday 2 April 2009
Thu 2 Apr to Sun 5 Apr. By Euripides Translated by Eirene Visvardi, Brandeis Kay Fellow and Leonard Muellner with his students Adapted by Eric Hill and Eirene Visvardi April 2-5, 2009 Mainstage Theater Directed by Eric Hill Featuring Janet Morrison as Hecuba Euripides’ compelling story of one woman’s devotion and revenge gets a new translation in this production. At the end of the Trojan War, the Greeks are unable to return home until the ghost of Achilles receives the sacrifice he demands: the death of Polyxena, daughter of the now enslaved former queen of Troy, Hecuba. Hecuba grieves the loss of her daughter and vows revenge for the death of her son Polydorus at the hands of the King of Thrace, Polymestor. Hecuba and her women plot their retaliation for her loss since justice. 415 South Street, Waltham, 02454. Dennis Nealon, Media Relations Director, 781-736-4205, nealon@brandeis.edu. Brandeis University - [more][events]