Sam
Gibson as Xerxes and Jazmine Denney as Atossa in The Persians, which opens Wednesday, Feb. 26 at Cabe Theatre on the
Hendrix College campus.
CONWAY, Ark. (February
12, 2020) — The Hendrix Players and the Hendrix College Department of Theatre
Arts and Dance will present The Persians,
an adaptation of Aeschylus’ classic drama by Ellen McLaughlin,
Wednesday-Friday, Feb. 26-28 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 29 at 2 p.m. in
Cabe Theatre. All performances are free and open to the public, though reservations are recommended.
This moving and
poetic adaptation tells the story of one of the most influential battles of
Western History, the Greek Army’s defeat of the forces of Xerxes at Salamis,
from the point of view of the losing side. Queen Atossa and her subjects
anxiously await news of their King Xerxes’ expedition to Greece. What they hear
is inconceivably horrifying: The vast Persian Empire has fallen, with an entire
army lost. Now the scant survivors of a catastrophic campaign, including Xerxes
himself, must find a way to continue to live in the shattered world they once
called home.
Murphy Visiting
Director of Theatre Arts Angela Iannone, an award-winning actor, director,
educator, and playwright, directs this production. The cast and crew include:
Chris Hampton ’23
as Chorus
Landry Dosher ’23
as Chorus
Mary Dann Betbeze
’23 as Chorus
Jack Frey ’21 as
Chorus
Elijah Dilday ’23
as Chorus
Emily Gardner ’20
as Chorus
Jazmine Denney ’21
as Atossa
Avery Kennedy ’21
as Darius
Sam Gibson ’22 as
Xerxes
Ria Joshi ’23 as
Herald
Bailey Wooldridge
’21 as Stage Manager
Rachel Petelle ’23
as Assistant Stage Manager
Phillip Powell ’23
as Assistant Stage Manager
Summer Fish ’23 as
Movement Captain
To make
reservations online, visit www.hendrix.edu/theatrearts or email hendrixplayers@hendrix.edu. To reserve tickets by phone, call the
Cabe Theatre Box Office on weekday afternoons: 501-450-1343.
About
Hendrix College
A private liberal
arts college in Conway, Arkansas, Hendrix College consistently earns
recognition as one of the country’s leading liberal arts institutions, and is
featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change
the Way You Think About Colleges.
Its academic quality and rigor, innovation, and value have established Hendrix
as a fixture in numerous college guides, lists, and rankings. Founded in 1876,
Hendrix has been affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. To
learn more, visit www.hendrix.edu.