Stages of Learning presents the Chekhov Theatre Ensemble in a timely adaptation of
Euripides’

 

March 15 – April 1, 2006
at The TADA! Theater
15 West 28th Street (between Broadway and Fifth Avenue)

Poseidon and Athena tell of the fall of the Trojan regime, informing us that tough decisions will have to be made in its wake. Journalist Talthybius follows the fate of the vanquished, using Geraldo-style tactics to land exclusive interviews with Helen and Andromache. Poseidon leads a political roundtable in the style of Charlie Rose. You are the studio audience, called upon to determine the fate of the vanquished.

Through a unique presentation, drawn almost entirely from the original Euripides text, this unconventional Trojan Women shows how the decline of objective, non-participatory press affects our collective awareness of suffering.

Director Linnet Taylor is from London, where her credits include Middleton and Dekker’s The Roaring Girl. New York productions include Such A Beautiful Voice is Sayeda’s by Yusef El Guindi, Passengers by Betty Shamieh, and Richard Greenberg’s Eastern Standard. She is an artistic fellow at the Lark Play Development Center, a Drama League directing fellow (2002 and 2004), a Geva Theatre guest directing fellow, and is a member of the Women’s Project Directors Forum.

Karinne Keithley, who won an Obie Award for Painted Snake in a Talking Chair, provides the choreography.

The cast includes Sara Barker (NY: Limitless Joy, Between Worlds), Joy Barrett, Russell Barnes, Albert Elias, Max Evjen (Off Broadway: Wit; NY: Between Worlds), Rajeeyah Finnie, Maria Kelly, T. Scott Lilly (NY: Between Worlds), Dana Panepinto (NY: Pitchfork Disney), Andrea Seigel, Jennifer Shirley (TV: Guiding Light, All My Children), Anne Sorce, Jennifer Wintzer, and a child actor to be announced.

All Stages of Learning teaching actors take part in a professional production with Chekhov Theatre Ensemble as a part of their professional development.

The Trojan Women plays from March 15 through April 1 at The TADA! Theater. Show times are Thursday through Saturday nights at 8pm, with additional matinees on Saturdays at 3pm. Opening night is Wednesday, March 15 at 8pm. Tickets are $15.00 for general admission, $10.00 for students and seniors, and they can be purchased by calling 212-279-4200 or visiting TicketCentral.com. Call 718-398-2494 for more information.

 

Join United for Peace & Justice after the show on Thursday, March 16, 2006 For a panel discussion The True Cost of War: In Iraq & At Home The Trojan Women creative team will join staff and distinguished guests from United for Peace & Justice for a discussion on the human toll of war, and how The Trojan Women relates to current events.
Veterans speak out! Join Iraq Veterans Against the War after the show on Friday, March 24, 2006   Speakers: Jose Vasquez 14 year veteran of the U.S. Army and a conscientious objector   Michael Harmon Army medic recently returned from Iraq

This presentation is not a TADA! production