Event Listing - Theater
Fri Apr 4 - Sun May 11

The Aurora Theatre presents

The Trojan Women


Tel. 510.843.4822
Website
$10 - $40
Tickets
Box Office: 510.843.4822

Location
Date and Time
Aurora Theatre Company
2081 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA 94704 map
cross street: Shattuck
district: Berkeley

Fri Apr 4 (8:00 PM)
Sat Apr 5 (8:00 PM)
Sun Apr 6 (2:00 PM)
Wed Apr 9 (8:00 PM)
Thu Apr 10 (8:00 PM)

Description
Professional World Premiere
by Ellen McLaughlin
Euripides
inspired by Euripides
directed by Barbara Oliver
April 4, 2008 - May 11, 2008

Inspired by Euripides’ classic anti-war tragedy, THE TROJAN WOMEN, written by acclaimed actress and playwright Ellen McLaughlin (who originated the role of “Angel” in Angels in America) vividly recounts the final moments of Trojan civilization in the aftermath of the city’s sacking by the invading Greeks. Queen Hecuba, the slave-concubine Andromache, and the mythic Helen, meet in the ruins and together find victory in the female spirit amid the horrors visited upon them by both gods and men. Aurora’s founding Artistic Director Barbara Oliver, director of Aurora’s acclaimed production of McLaughlin’s The Persians, helms this beautifully re-invented classic that makes the struggles of ancient Greece as immediate as the headlines of today.