Award-winning local playwright Persephone Vandegrift delivers a down-to-earth adaptation of the Greek classic, The Bacchae of Euripides. Set in ancient Greece, “Thebes” is a story of revenge by the infamous god, Dionysis, on a young, arrogant king and his family for a presumed insult. “Thebes” is a deeply human archetypal drama exploring the tyranny of ego (both mortal and divine) and man’s struggle to understand his connection to the material and spiritual world. Running time approximately 90 minutes.
Written by Persephene Vandegrift
Directed by Marla Manning
July 16-25, 2021
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Sunday, May 16, 7 PM
Sunday, May 23, 7 PM
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Cast Breakdown
Dionysus: 30-50__M/F/Non-Binary
Tiresias: 60-80__M/F/Non-Binary/ infamous Seer of Thebes
Agave: 40-50__F/ mother of Pentheus
Cadmus: 60-70__M/ father of Agave
Autonoe: 25-40__F/ sister of Agave
Ino: 30-40__F/ sister of Agave
Pentheus: 20-35__M/ King of Thebes, cousin of Lycus & Nycteus
Lycus: 20-35__M/ Brother of Nycteus, cousin to Pentheus
Nycteus: 20-35__M/ Brother of Lycus and cousin to Pentheus
Dead Ancestors 1-3: 10-70__M/F/ The dead of Thebes
Merchant: 30-50__M/ Businessmen of Thebes
Heta: 60-80__F/ Attendant in Pentheus’ palace
Adelpha: 15-25__F/ Attendant in Pentheus’ palace
Demetria: 15-21__F/ Agave’s attendant
Maenads 1-3: 16-50__F/ Followers of Dionysus
Guard Captain: 40-60__M/ Captain of Pentheus’ army
Beronicus: 20-40__M/ Soldier in Pentheus’ army
Terus: 30-40__M/ Solider in Pentheus’ army
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