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'The Cretans' An audio drama
(Music/Theatre/Dance)
"The Cretans" is an original, world-premiere audio drama. This production is an adaptation of a theatre script by award-winning author, poet, and playwright, and Virginia Tech English professor Ed Falco and directed by School of Performing Arts faculty member Patricia Raun. The piece is being produced by the Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts as part of the Fall 2020 Online Season.
This explorative production investigates the dramatization of the ancient Greek myth of the birth of the Minotaur and the end of the era of Gaea worship.
About the story: "The Cretans" is an original verse play structured around an extant fragment of Euripides' "The Cretans." The play brings to life the story of Pasiphae's betrayal of King Minos with the white bull, the subsequent birth of the Minotaur, Minos' revenge on Daedalus for having crafted the disguise that lured the white bull, and on Pasiphae for her infidelity. The action ultimately leads to the creation of the labyrinth to contain the monster and to the imprisonment of Daedalus and Icarus, to the death of Potnia (Pasiphae's confidant and handmaid), and to a war that rids the world of goddess worship. The questions in the play revolve around issues of betrayal and loyalty, of personal and social responsibility, of fate and free will, and of the end of Matriarchy and the rise of Patriarchy.
The audio drama will be presented in three parts:
Oct. 2: Part I at 8 p.m.
Oct. 9: Part II at 8 p.m. (with Part I available at 7:30 pm)
Oct. 16: Part III at 8 p.m. (with Part I available at 7 p.m. and Part II at 7:30 p.m.)
Reservation information may be found here: https://www.performingarts.vt.edu/performances/2020/10/sopa-thecretans.html
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