23 October 2007 Add Euripides to Your Weekend

The Phoenician Women opens at the Bartlett Theatre

A tale of exile, family feud and war, Euripides The Phoenician Women opens the Bartlett Theatres 2007-08 season on Thursday, Oct. 25, and will continue through Saturday, Oct. 27. Curtain time is 7 p.m. each night. Theater-goers can expect to see outstanding performances from Peter Marciano 08, Bartlett veteran, playing Jocasta and Oedipus, as well as fellow cast members Katharine Sanford 08, Adria Baratta 10, Jenna Forehand 10, Joshua Peacock 10, Reina Apraez 11 and Sarah Rose Olsen 11.

The cast of this ancient tragedy are under the direction of Professor of English Robert F. Gross, the Bartlett's Director of Theatre. Sets and lights are overseen by Technical Director of Bartlett Theatre Ralph Dressler.

Admission is $5 for the public and free for HWS students. Tickets are available at the box office at Coxe Hall half an hour before curtain. Latecomers will not be seated.