our 20th season
Penelope's Odyssey
a new play based on
Homer’s Odyssey
written by Gary Graves
directed by John Patrick Moore
October 16 – November 21
(previews October 15 & 16)
A Central Works Method Play
developed in collaboration with Matt Lai, Terry Lamb, Leontyne Mbele-Mbong, John Patrick Moore, Gregory Scharpen & Jan Zvaifler .
Odysseus has been missing for ten years, ever since the end of the war. His wife, Penelope, must choose a new husband. There are 50 suitors living in her house. What is she weaving up in her room, night after night? Who is the mysterious beggar that arrives at the house? And why does Penelope’s daughter believe she is the son of Odysseus? In a world of unpredictable gods and fantastic monsters, Penelope’s Odyssey weaves the tale of a woman left behind in the aftermath of a long war.
"An absolutely riveting reinterpretation of Homer's Odyssey from Penelope's standpoint...this must-see production is another triumph from a company that is one of the Bay area's best-kept secrets."–George Heymont, Huffington Post
"Right up to the final--and most stunning--scene, this backstory take on an original classic remains unpredictably wayward, intriguingly theatrical."–Ken Bullock, Berkeley Daily Planet
"Any serious theatregoer in the Bay Area would be a fool to miss this intelligently written and theatrically riveting production."–myculturallandscape.com
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 5pm
Tickets: $23 online (buy tickets now!)
(Advance sales by phone thru Brown Paper Tickets: 800.838.3006)
$25 – $14 sliding scale at the door
Previews (Oct 14 &15) and Oct 21 & 28: pay-what-you-can
Information & Subscriber reservations: 510.558.1381
