Apollinaire in the Park: Aeschylus's "The Suppliant Women"
When:
Closed today
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Where:
PORT Park
99 Marginal Street
Chelsea, MA
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Art, Outside, Shows
Event website:
https://www.apollinairetheatre.com/
If we help, we invite trouble. If we don’t, we bring shame.
Fifty women board a boat in North Africa. They flee across the Mediterranean, leaving everything behind. They are escaping forced marriage in their home and seeking asylum in Greece. Written 2,500 years ago, The Suppliant Women is one of the world’s oldest plays. It’s about the plight of refugees, about moral and human rights, civil war, and democracy. It tells a story that echoes down the ages to find striking and poignant resonance today. Featuring in performance a chorus of local women, this is part play, part ritual, part theatrical archaeology. It explores fundamental questions of humanity: who are we, where do we belong and, if all goes wrong, who will take us in?
"Aeschylus speaks directly to us in David Greig’s electrifying adaptation." - The Guardian
Fridays & Saturdays: August 2-17
6:00 - Beer Garden Opens/Pre-Show Performances
Food from Local Restaurants
7:30 - The Suppliant Women
The Beer Garden will remain open after the show til 10:30.
