"The Penelopiad"
As portrayed in Homer's Odyssey, Penelope - wife of Odysseus and cousin of the beautiful Helen of Troy - has become a symbol of wifely duty and devotion, enduring twenty years of waiting when her husband goes to fight in the Trojan War. As she fends off the attentions of a hundred greedy suitors, travelling minstrels regale her with news of Odysseus' epic adventures around the Mediterranean - slaying monsters and grappling with amorous goddesses. When Odysseus finally comes home, he kills her suitors and then, in an act that served as little more than a footnote in Homer's original story, inexplicably hangs Penelope's twelve maids.
Date and Time
Thursday Nov 30, 2017
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM PST
November 30 - December 2 2017 (Thursday-Saturday) - 7:30 p.m.
December 3, 2017 (Sunday) - 2 p.m.
Location
Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts at Whittier College
6760 Painter Ave.
Whittier, CA 90601
Fees/Admission
Tickets: $15.00 Seniors & Students: $10.00
Contact Information
Box Office Phone: (562) 907-4203
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