Penelope,
or How the Odyssey Was Really Written
Theatre at St. Jean's
Previews Began: April 2, 2022
Opening Night: April 7, 2022
Closing Night: April 24, 2022
Music: Stephen Weiner
Lyrics: Peter Kellogg
Book: Peter Kellogg
Penelope is married to Odysseus, the King of Ithaca, a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. She is currently waiting for him to return from the Trojan War. She’s been waiting a long time: 20 years; 10 years since the war ended. A bevy of suitors have gathered, each wanting to marry her and take over the kingdom. To stall them, Penelope writes letters to herself and pretends they’re from Odysseus saying he’s on his way. Little does she know that her letters gathered together are creating the story of The Odyssey. (Since no one knows who really wrote The Odyssey, this theory is as good as any other.) Meanwhile the suitors, having little else to do but eat and drink, form an a cappella group — the acoustics in the Great Hall are terrific.
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CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Philippe Arroyo Telemachus
Leah Hocking Eurycleia
Cooper Howell Antinous
Ben Jacoby Odysseus
David LaMarr Mileter
Jacob Alexander Simon Bassanio
Britney Nicole Simpson Penelope
George Slotin Haius
Sean Thompson Barius
Maria Wirries Daphne