A workshop presentation of a modern-day adaptation of Aeschylus's SEVEN AGAINST THEBES
The year is 2031. California has seceded from the union but the Barbarians are coming to take back the Golden State. In this adaptation of Aeschylus’s Seven Against Thebes, a playwright struggles with the challenges of creating theater in a world that’s falling apart. How do you speak truth to power when the truth might destroy you?
- Starring: Kimberly Alexander, June Carryl, Mark Doerr, Reggie Lee, Hazel Lozano, Ryan Nebreja, Myra Cris Ocenar, Vico Ortiz, Peter Pasco, and Rachel Sorsa
- Dramaturg: Alana Dietze
- Scenic Design: Alex Calle
- Lighting / Prop Design: Lily Bartenstein
- Costume Design: Mylette Nora
- Sound Design: Cricket Myers
- Coyote Puppet Design: Christian Anderson
- Playwrights' Arena Producer: Elmira Rahim
- Stage Manager: Letitia Chang