Women of Troy

Canadian Stage (Toronto, Canada)

CLASSICAL THEATRE IN CONTEMPORARY FORM
WORKSHOP INSTALLATION

WOMEN OF TROY

By Euripides
Adapted & Directed by Jack Paterson
Canadian Stage (Berkley St.): The Chapel (Toronto, Canada)

Press

“…a muscular production…an innovative and powerful presentation…”
Susan Ferley, The Grand Theatre

“The company proves at every turn that though the story was written over 2000 years ago, it has rarely been paralleled as a play which so accurately depicts the true cost of war.”
James MacDonald, Artistic Director, Western Canada Theatre

“…like the Women,we had nowhere to turn to block out the horror…clear and devastating…”
Audience Member

About

What if the story of Trojan Women happened here and now? Fragments of Euripides’ frighteningly relevant play smash together in an examination of current world events as if they were happening in contemporary Toronto.

Developed for The Canadian Stage Chapel storage space, four women relive the story to their enslavement featuring choral, movement work, a found object live lighting design and in a found space installation.

Creative Team

Featuring: Lauren Brotman* (Dora Award Winner), Noa May Dorn*, and Naomi Wright* (Jessie Award Nominee) with Melanie Janzen* (Shaw Festival) as Hecuba.

Movement by Kawa Ada | Lighting Design by Jenny Jimenz | Assistant Directed by Emma Mackenzie Hillier | Canadian Stage Ambassador Ashlie White

* Members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association