The Penelopiad (2013)
Produced by
Playwright: Margaret Atwood
Director: Kelly Thornton
Venue
The Alexander Street Chamber Theatre
Run
January 8th, 2013 – February 10th, 2013
Synopsis
“Now that I’m dead, I know everything.” So begins The Penelopiad, Margaret Atwood’s daring response to Homer’s The Odyssey. Destined to spend eternity in Hades, Penelope recounts her life’s story and the murder of her twelve handmaidens by her vengeful husband Odysseus. Atwood’s acerbic wit brings one of history’s most powerful myths to the contemporary imagination. A provocative new look at a woman’s longing, lust and culpability. (www.nightwoodtheatre.net)
Cast
| Maev Beaty | Laertes/Maid |
| Neema Bickersteth | Telemachus/Maid |
| Fiona Byrne | Naiad/Maid |
| Audrey Dwyer | Icarius/Maid |
| Sarah Dodd | Anticleia/Maid |
| Monica Dottor | Oracle/Maid |
| Megan Follows | Penelope |
| Kelli Fox | Odysseus/Maid |
| Cara Gee | Melantho/Maid |
| Patricia Hamilton | Eurycleia/Maid |
| Nicole Joy-Fraser | Antinous/Maid |
| Pamela Mala Sinha | Helen/Maid |
| Sophia Walker | Menelaus/Maid |
Creative Team
| Margaret Atwood | Playwright |
| Kelly Thornton | Director |
| Denyse Karn | Set Designer |
| Denyse Karn | Costume Designer |
| Kimberly Purtell | Lighting Designer |
| Suba Sankaran | Composer |
| Suba Sankaran | Sound Designer |
| Suba Sankaran | Music Director |
| Monica Dottor | Choreographer |
| Jasmine Chen | Assistant Director |
| Erin McCleary | Assistant Designer |
Production
| Sarah Yaffe | Stage Manager |
| Katherine Smith | Technical Director |
| Erin McCleary | Cutter |
| Erin McCleary | Seamstress |
| Ashley Westlake | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Eric Meadows | Sound Consultant |
| Monica Sass | Dresser |
