What lengths would you go to get home? In this Philadelphia premiere by The Acting Company, two-time OBIE Award-winning director Lisa Peterson brings new life to Homer’s homecoming epic, The Odyssey. Four young women, trapped in the limbo of a refugee camp, retell Odysseus' adventures as they struggle with their own search for a home. Based on the revelatory translation by Penn professor and MacArthur Fellow Emily Wilson, which was named to The New York Times’ top 100 notable books list for 2018, this bold adaptation brings fresh humor and grace to a story we all think we know.
Please note, this performance uses strobe lighting effects.
Cast:
Anoud Layla Khoshnoudi*
Zee Zamo Mlengana*
Hana Anya Whelan-Smith*
Béa Abiola Obatolu*
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Sep 30:
Stay after the performance for a discussion with Maggie Lee, Associate Director of Odyssey, Dr. Elena Isayev, Professor of Ancient History and Place (University of Exeter, UK) and Visiting Scholar at Penn, and Blanca Pacheco, Co-Director of New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia.
Photo credit: Marin Theatre Company / Kevin Berne
*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
