Preview
Production Season
Spring 2014
Dates of Performance
Jan. 20, 7:30 PM, Jan. 26, 1:00 PM, Jan. 27-29, 7:30 PM
Production Staff
By Sean Graney. Directed by Tim Good
Recommended Citation
Theatre, DePauw, "Achilles/Achilles' Son" (2014). Past DePauw Theatre Seasons. 40, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/commtheatre_past/40
Keywords
undergraduate theatre
Play Summary
Achilles/Achilles’ Son is Sean Graney's bold, new take on seven ancient Greek tragedies focused on the Trojan War. (Aeschylus’ The Persians, Sophocles’ Philoktetes and Ajax, Euripides’ Iphigenia in Aulis, Rhesus, Hecuba and The Trojan Woman.) It offers a forum for exploring our current universal problems, addressing the need for citizens to be active, helpful parts of their society. The project mirrors Greek communal festivals, mixing theater, music, food and debate. Achilles/Achilles’ Son seeks to create a micro-society, where we can discuss ethical issues raised in the play. These issues include, but are not limited to: the role of leadership, the value of life, respect for the dead, the nature of war and responsibility to family. Free food included.