Helen
Multiple dates and times
Chappelear Studio Theatre, 43015
Description
In this fresh take on Euripides’ tragicomedy, Helen never went to Troy but spent the war fought in her name in a hotel waiting for her husband to find her and take her home. But even his eventual arrival can’t save Helen from the legend that has grown far larger than the woman who inspired it. Ohio Wesleyan University’s Department of Performing Arts will present five performances of Helen at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3, 4, and 5 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 5 and 6 in the Studio Theatre inside Chappelear Drama Center, 45 Rowland Ave., Delaware. Award-winning playwright Ellen McLaughlin adapted Euripides’ tragicomedy to create Helen, which was described by Variety upon its debut as an “impish, inquisitive new riff on the tale of Helen of Troy” and an “ambitious play is one part gleefully anachronistic comedy and two parts philosophical rumination on such ageless subjects as the futility of war and the dangers of icon worship.”
Location
Chappelear Studio Theatre, 43015