SEAMUS HEANEY’S THE CURE AT TROY
“UNFORGETTABLE”
- tHE CHESTNUT HILL LOCAL
“TIMELY & TIMELESS”
- BROAD STREET REVIEW
“TRULY REMARKABLE”
- TALKIN’ BROADWAY
jan 26 - feb 20 2022
One man holds the sacred weapon that will end the Trojan War, but can Odysseus find a way to convince the outcast Philoctetes to rejoin the Greek army and heal the society that spurned him? Inspired by Nelson Mandela’s release as well as the violent conflicts in Northern Ireland, Seamus Heaney’s The Cure at Troy is a fresh adaptation of Sophocles’ rarely produced Philoctetes. Unlike any tragedy you’ve seen, the choice between revenge or forgiveness was never more important.
THE ENSEMBLE
Eunice Akinola
Chorus
Katie Flanagan
Chorus & Neoptolemus Cover
Leah Gabriel
Chorus Leader
Joseph Langham*
Odysseus
Michael Liebhauser
Chorus // Odysseus & Philoctetes Cover
Jo Vito Ramirez*
Neoptolemus
Steven Anthony Wright*
Philoctetes
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association
THE CREATIVE TEAM
Alex Burns
Director
John Burkland
Lighting Design
Jane Casanave
Costume Design
Melissa Barry*
Stage Manager
Cat Brennan
Assistant Stage Manager
Emily Cross
COVID Compliance Officer
Alex Burns & John Burkland
Designers
Alex Burns
Sound
Kayleigh Gumbrecht
Wardrobe Supervisor
