SYNOPSIS:

Penelope is married to Odysseus, the King of Ithaca, a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. She is currently waiting for him to return from the Trojan War. She’s been waiting a long time: twenty years; ten years since the war ended. A bevy of suitors have gathered, each wanting to marry her and take over the kingdom. To stall them, Penelope writes letters to herself and pretends they’re from Odysseus saying he’s on his way. Little does she know that her letters gathered together are creating the story of The Odyssey. (Since no one knows who really wrote The Odyssey, this theory is as good as any other.) Meanwhile the suitors, having little else to do but eat and drink, form an a cappella group—the acoustics in the Great Hall are terrific.

Directed and Choreographed by Emily Maltby
Music Direction and Orchestrations by David Hancock Turner
Vocal Arrangements by David Hancock Turner, Steve Delehanty, Stephen Weiner
Scenic Design by James Morgan
Costume Design by Lex Liang
Lighting Design by Joan Racho-Jansen
Sound Design by Brad Ward

Featuring Philippe Arroyo, Leah Hocking, Cooper Howell, Ben Jacoby, David Lamarr, Jacob Alexander Simon, Britney Nicole Simpson, George Slotin, Sean Thompson, Maria Wirries

Show Times: Tue-Thu @7:00PM, Fri-Sat @7:30PM, Sat-Sun @2:30PM

https://yorktheatre.org/