'The Bacchae'

By Euripides 

Translated by Emily Wilson 

Directed by Eleni Papaleonardos 

In her vivid new translation of Euripides’ “The Bacchae,” acclaimed classicist Emily Wilson illuminates the dangerous collision between reason and ecstasy, control and liberation. Dionysus – the god of wine, fertility, and theatre – arrives in his ancestral home (along with his maenads) to demand recognition. 

The city’s young ruler resists, which sets in motion a terrifying unraveling of order, identity, gender, and power. The “Bacchae” remains one of theatre’s most electrifying explorations of what happens when we deny the divine and primal forces within ourselves, revealing the destructive consequences of repressing emotion, belief, and desire. 

This event is free and open to the public; however, tickets are required. Tickets will be available on February 8.

Performance Dates and Times are as follows: 

• Thursday, March 4, at 7 p.m. 
• Friday, March 5, at 7 p.m. 
• Saturday, March 6, at 7 p.m. 
• Sunday, March 7, at 2 p.m.