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WHEN:
September 3 - 17, 2023
Sunday, September 3 - 7 pm
Sundays, September 10 & 17 - 2 pm
Tuesdays - 7 pm
Wednesdays - 7 pm
Thursdays - 7 pm
Fridays - 7 pm
Saturdays, September 2 & 9 - 7 pm
Saturday, September 16 - 2 pm & 7 pm
WHERE:
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
2015 Route 9
Garrison, NY
TICKETS:
$10+
For more information and tickets visit the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival website.
CAST:
Tatiana Wechsler as Penelope
Christine Bokhour as Penelope Understudy
CREATIVE TEAM:
Directed by Eva Steinmetz
Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace Mclean & Eva Steinmetz
Music and Lyrics by Alex Bechtel
Costume Design by Rebecca Kanach
Lighting Design by Oona Curley
Musical Direction by Daniel Kelly
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
"...A re-imagining of the story of The Odyssey from the point of view of a character often relegated to the margins of the story, Penelope is a musical love letter to all those who wait: For someone they love. For something they believe in. And hope that the wait will end well. An intimate and explosive music theater piece, Penelope invites the audience to join in a ritual act of storytelling to release the pent-up grief, anger, love and longing that are so familiar after the last three years. Penelope was developed, in part, through the Founders’ Club Residency as part of the Orchard Project (Ari Edelson, Artistic Director)..."
