April 11, 2010 - April 17, 2010
(Week 15)
Calendar of Events
Category: All
(Week 15)
Calendar of Events
Category: All
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Mon April 12 |
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Wed April 14 |
Thu April 15 |
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| 8:00pm | 8:00pm» The Drinking Party |
8:00pm» The Drinking Party |
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- Time:
- 8:00pm-10:00pm
- Description:
- "The Drinking Party," A new translation and staging of Plato's Symposium by Midwestern Theater Troupe.
With stunning simplicity and clarity, Plato's classic masterpiece depicts the brilliant luminaries of the Greek world enjoying witty, provocative, and slightly drunken discourse, on the virtues of Love. Plato provides not only a contemporary portrait of such legends as Socrates, Aristophanes, and Alcibiades, but also demonstrates the famous Socratic method in action, and offers a charming yet profound analysis of love, sex, and eroticism.
This production features an original translation by local scholar Amy Page Wilson, and is adapted for the stage by John Cruncleton. Wilson and Cruncleton's last collaborative foray into the world of Ancient Greece was 2006's "The Cyclops", an original translation and shadow-puppet adaptation of Euripides' satyr play. - Company:
- Midwestern Theater Troupe
- Location:
- Nightingale Theater
- Admission:
- $10
- Reservation Required:
- No
- For Mature Audiences:
- No
- Time:
- 8:00pm-10:00pm
- Description:
- "The Drinking Party," A new translation and staging of Plato's Symposium by Midwestern Theater Troupe.
With stunning simplicity and clarity, Plato's classic masterpiece depicts the brilliant luminaries of the Greek world enjoying witty, provocative, and slightly drunken discourse, on the virtues of Love. Plato provides not only a contemporary portrait of such legends as Socrates, Aristophanes, and Alcibiades, but also demonstrates the famous Socratic method in action, and offers a charming yet profound analysis of love, sex, and eroticism.
This production features an original translation by local scholar Amy Page Wilson, and is adapted for the stage by John Cruncleton. Wilson and Cruncleton's last collaborative foray into the world of Ancient Greece was 2006's "The Cyclops", an original translation and shadow-puppet adaptation of Euripides' satyr play. - Company:
- Midwestern Theater Troupe
- Location:
- Nightingale Theater
- Admission:
- $10
- Reservation Required:
- No
- For Mature Audiences:
- No
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