The Penelopiad (2012)
Produced by
Playwright: Margaret Atwood
Director: Kelly Thornton
Venue
The Alexander Street Chamber Theatre
Run
January 10th, 2012 – January 29th, 2012
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. (nightwoodtheatre.net)
Cast
| Maev Beaty | Laertes / Maid |
| Christine Brubaker | Icarius / Maid |
| Raven Dauda | Antinous / Maid |
| Sarah Dodd | Anticleia / Maid |
| Monica Dottor | Oracle / Maid |
| Megan Follows | Penelope |
| Kelli Fox | Odysseus / Maid |
| Cara Gee | Melantho / Maid |
| Patricia Hamilton | Eurycleia / Maid |
| Tara Rosling | Naiad / Maid |
| Pamela Mala Sinha | Helen / Maid |
| Sophia Walker | Menalaus / Maid |
| Bahia Watson | Telemachus / 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 | Musical Director |
| Monica Dottor | Choreographer |
| Audrey Dwyer | Assistant Director |
| Allie Marshall | Intern Designer / Dresser |
| Erin McCleary | Assistant Designer |
| Tanisha Taitt | Assistant Lighting Designer |
Production
| Marinda de Beer | Stage Manager |
| Sandra Henderson | Production Manager |
| Erin McCleary | Cutter / Seamstress |
| Christine Brubaker | Voice Captain |
| Ashley Westlake | Apprentice Stage Manager |
| Heather English | Cutter / Seamstress |
| Eric Meadows | Sound Consultant |
| Katherine Smith | Carpenter |
Staff
| Katherine Smith | Chamber Technician |
