Pangea World Theater
Hecuba
Performance Dates
Friday, April 5 at 7:30pm (doors open 6:30 pm, house open 7:00 pm)
Saturday, April 6 at 7:30pm (doors open 6:30 pm, house open 7:00 pm)
Sunday, April 7 at 2:30pm (doors open 1:30 pm, house @ 2:00 pm) + post-show discussion
Thursday, April 11 at 7:30pm (doors open 6:30 pm, house open 7:00 pm)
Friday, April 12 at 7:30pm (doors open 6:30 pm, house open 7:00 pm)
Saturday, April 13 at 7:30pm (doors open 6:30 pm, house open 7:00 pm)
Sunday, April 14 at 2:30pm (doors open 1:30 pm, house open 2:00 pm) + post-show discussion, ASL interpretation
Thursday, April 18 at 7:30pm (doors open 6:30 pm, house open 7:00 pm)
Friday, April 19 at 7:30pm (doors open 6:30 pm, house open 7:00 pm)
Saturday, April 20 at 7:30pm (doors open 6:30 pm, house open 7:00 pm)
Sunday, April 21 at 2:30pm (doors open 1:30 pm, house open 2:00 pm)
Performance Length: 90 minutes with no intermission
Pangea World Theater is pleased to present Hecuba by Marina Carr, a compelling reimagining of the aftermath of the Fall of Troy — “a tense and chilling portrayal of the aftermath of war” (Entertainment.ie). Hecuba will be on stage at The Southern Theater from April 5-21.
In the aftermath of the fall of Troy, Agamemnon, the victor, locks horns with Hecuba, the vanquished queen. Both have suffered intimate loss — the sacrifice of a daughter, the murder of a son. In Marina Carr’s bold engagement with Euripides’ play of the same name written c. 424 BC (‘the most intensely tragic of all poets’ — Aristotle) there’s a demand for further bloodshed. In a brilliant display of ventriloquism the drama weaves threads of inconsolable rage and grief with fate, revenge and inevitable carnage. It explores the shreds of duty and honour as well as the terrible deeds hatred breeds as it touches bravely on Hecuba’s heroic nature and ‘the endless tears of women’.
The Hecuba ensemble includes Suzanne Victoria Cross, Ankita Ashrit, Anne Guadagnino, Matthew Saxe, Ernest Briggs*, Tyler Stamm, J. Antonio Teodro, Nathan Berglund, and Neel Shah. Director Dipankar Mukherjee’s artistic team features lighting design by Mike Grogan, set design by Orin Herfindal, costume design by Mary Ann Kelling, composition, live music and sound design by Bethany Lacktorin, assistant direction by Sir Curtis Kirby III, with stage management by Cassi Henning.
Pangea World Theater’s COVID-19 Protocols are shaped foremost by the fact that the pandemic has disproportionately impacted the Indigenous people, Black and Brown communities, and the most vulnerable members of our circle. The following protocols are crafted with the rigor needed to protect all our relations. Our protocols do not adhere to an industry standard set by institutions that try to balance human lives against profit margins.
If you are experiencing the following symptoms please stay home and take good care.
- Fever (99.5+ measured or just feeling feverish)
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
- Sore throat
- Loss of taste/smell
- Chills
- Headache
- Muscle pain
- Nasal Congestion
The Southern Theater is not running box office for this event. If you have any questions, please inquire with Pangea World Theater via http://www.pangeaworldtheater.org