Staten Island Shakespearean Theatre Company Presents:
The Penelopiad By Margaret Atwood
Director: J. Giachetti (They/Them)
Assistant Director: Marisa Albano (She/They)
Stage Manager: Brenna Corneau (She/Her)
Composer: Laura Casertano (She/Her)
Choreographer: Kristi Sorkin (She/Her)
A fierce, poetic, and raw retelling of The Odyssey by “The Handmaid’s Tale” author Margaret Atwood, but this time told from the perspective of Penelope, Odysseus’ “ever patient” wife. Walking the fields of the underworld, Penelope recounts her side of the famous events, contemplating whether her voice matters anymore. Meanwhile, she is haunted by the souls of her nine faithful young maids who were unjustly hanged by the returning “hero”, turned into furies by their anger, pain, and betrayal. What transpires is a two hour contemporary epic about the silencing of feminine narratives, the guilt we feel for others’ actions, and the exploration of what is myth and what is truth.
Performances will take place at Snug Harbor on Staten Island on the following dates:
Friday, June 16 – 8:00pm
Saturday, June 17 – 8:00pm
Sunday, June 18 (Rain Date) – 7:00pm
Friday, June 23 – 8:00pm
Saturday, June 24 – 8:00pm
Sunday, June 25 (Rain Date) – 7:00pm
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
PENELOPE, the “patient” queen of Ithaca
MAIDS
NARCISSA
MELANTHO
ALECTO
ZOE
SELENA
KLYTIE
IOLE
KERTHIA
TANIS
