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The Penelopiad
The Penelopiad

Fri, Mar 29

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West Sacramento Black Box Theater

The Penelopiad

Penelope, the wise and patient wife of the ancient Greek hero Odysseus, has passed beyond the veil of death. From Hades – the land of the dead – Penelope can see everything about her past and present, including her historical reputation as a perfectly faithful wife. However, she is haunted by ...

Time & Location

Mar 29, 2024, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM

West Sacramento Black Box Theater, 1212 Merkley Ave, West Sacramento, CA 95691, USA

About the event

Penelope, the wise and patient wife of the ancient Greek hero Odysseus, has passed beyond the veil of death. From Hades – the land of the dead – Penelope can see everything about her past and present, including her historical reputation as a perfectly faithful wife. However, she is haunted by the blood on her hands: the deaths of her twelve maids who were slaughtered by Odysseus under false pretenses. Begging the audience not to follow in her footsteps, Penelope re-tells the story of The Odyssey from her point of view, through a series of visions spanning her life.

Based on Margaret Atwood’s novel by the same name, The Penelopiad is a poetic, feminist re-imagining of Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey. The play is beautifully rendered in both prose and verse in contemporary language, and is brimming with powerful symbolism.

Tickets

  • General Admission

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    • $25.00
      +$0.63 service fee

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    $0.00

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