aeschylus' the persians
West Coast Premiere
a new version by Ellen McLaughlin
directed by Barbara Oliver
EXTENDED to October 17th!
Aurora is proud to begin its 13th season with an adaptation of the earliest surviving play in Western literature. Written almost 2500 years ago, The Persians is Aeschylus’ firsthand account of the heroism and tragedy of the Persian Wars. It is the story of King Xerxes, who commands his mighty Persian armies into a war that defeated his father a decade before. But this time, his eager advisors insist, will be different.
American playwright and actress Ellen McLaughlin’s new version both “serves and uses The Persians with true power and grace,” states the New York Times. “It is more than relevant or timely. It is heart-wrenching and terrifying. We see the present and future right there, inside the past.”
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