Jan 06 2021
The Odyssey

The Odyssey

Presented by American Repertory Theater at Online/Virtual Space

Join us for the BEHIND THE SCENES of The Odyssey. By purchasing a household ticket you can watch the event on Wednesday, January 6 at 7:30 PM. Packages to all Behind the Scenes events are also available. 

Writer and performer Kate Hamill (Bedlam’s Sense and Sensibility)—Wall Street Journal’s 2017 Playwright of the Year and one of the 10 most produced playwrights for the last three consecutive seasons—talks with A.R.T.’s Director of Artistic Programs & Dramaturg Ryan McKittrick about adapting Homer’s The Odyssey, reexamining classic texts through a feminist lens, and centering complex female characters in her plays. Experience a scene from her new play, hear about the images, events, and research that have inspired her adaptation, and discover why she feels she has always been meant to adapt The Odyssey.

Hamill’s adaptation of The Odyssey engages with some of the most pressing questions surrounding the trauma of war, asking how we decide who our heroes are, and how we can learn to embrace healing and forgiveness to end cycles of violence.

Admission Info

This is a virtual event. Single tickets at $20/pay-what-you-can and ticket packages to the series priced on a sliding scale.

Phone: 617-547-8300

Email: ticketservices@amrep.org

Additional time info:

Join the Virtual Green Room
Following the events, ten randomly selected ticket holders, the series sponsors, and all A.R.T. donors of $500 or more will be eligible to continue the conversation “backstage” in the Virtual Green Room with commissioned artists and A.R.T. staff.

Dates & Times

2021/01/06 - 2021/01/06

Location Info

Online/Virtual Space