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The University Theatre December 3, 4. 9, 10, II, 12 Kennedy Theatre- University of Hawaii Honolulu. H awaii
THE TROJAN WOMEN THE UNIVERSITY THEATRE presents
EURIPIDES' THE TROJAN WOMEN
translated by NEIL CURRY
DIRECTED BY TERENCE KNAPP -· SET A.ND COSTUME DESIGN BY RICHARD G. MASON COSTUME SUPER VISION BY SANDRA FINNEY TECHNICAL DIRECTION BY MARK BOYD LIGHTING BY DON KOZONO
THE CHARACTERS OF THE PLAY:
POSEIDON, patronal god of Troy . . ROD PINKS PALLAS ATHENE, goddess of Wisdom GAY WOOD HECUBA, formerly Queen of Troy and widow of King Priam . . JO DIOTALE VI The Leader of the Chorus . . . ELIZABETH COLE The Chorus of Trojan Women DEE ARDOIN, LEE BRADY, LINDA LETT A, MARY MAYO, DEBORAH McSHANE, BARI MOSS, THERESA NEILSEN, NAOMI OGIBO, JUNKO SAKABA, ESTRELLITA VANTERPOOL · TALTHYBIUS, H erald of the Greek Army ...... JAMES PRIEBE CASSANDRA, daughter of Hecuba, a priestess . . . ELIZABETH WICHMANN ANDROMACHE, widow of Hector (son of Hecuba) . . GENEVIEVE NELSON ASTYANAX, son of Hector and Andromache GARY LARSON HELEN, formerly wife of Hecuba's son Priam, also wife to Menelaus . MARY MABE MENELAUS, King of Sparta ROBERT VAILLANCOURT GREEK GUARDS . . . . . PETER CLINTON, MICHAEL COWELL, NICHOLAS EYRE, CHARLES MYERS, KIM NEILSEN AND SONNY WATLEY
The action of the play takes place in an internment area outside the walls of Troy after the fall of the city.
There Will Be No Intermission PRODUCTION STAFF Assistant to the Director-Stephen Matthews Stage Manager-Felix Duque Assistant Stage Manager-Valerie Quickly Lighting-Nobuyoshi Tomita, Chung-ho Wang Photography-Francis Haar Publicity-Les Miller assisted by Sheron Kato, Becky Lux, Naomi Miyamoto, Sherrill Niibu Costume Crew-Anton Haas, crew head: May Akamine, Chang Soon Byan, Lili Dorton, Felix Duque, .June French, Debbie McShane, Charles Myers Technicians-Min-sao Ahn, Mel Cobb, Donald Kozono, William Saylor, Gary Toyama, James Utterback, Elizabeth Wichmann, East-West Center Trainees, with the assis tance of .Jim Benton, Sun-hi Shin, Alan Zimmerman, Robert Arterburn, Edward Kaa hea, GeB"rge Lincon House Managers-Farouk Wang assisted by Linda Arakaki, Jim Farmer, Fred Gallegos, Toni Harada, Carole Ann Hee, Judy Hornacek, Mike. King; ?atti Najita, Ann Nishi guchi, Alberta Nobu, Calvin Onaga, Wendy Osumi, Dreux Sowinski, Vikki Throp Box Office-Robert Cambra, Patricia Morita, Olga Speizio, Irvin Tsumoto Ushers-Star of the Sea Speedra, Roosevelt High School Drama Club, Chaminade Thea tre Group, Iolani Drama Club, Waipahu High School NHS, Castle High School NHS, Farrington High School Reception Committee
DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA AND THEATRE FACULTY-Earle Ernst, chairman: Mark Boyd, Glenn Cannon, Dennis Carroll, Sandra Finney, Terence Knapp, Richard Mason, Tamara Miller, Yasuki Sasa, Joel Trapido, Carl Wolz, Daniel Yang STAFF-Arthur Caldeira, Takeo Miji, Nancy Takci GRADUATE ASSISTANTS-Min-sao Ahn, Robert Batts, Holly Catchings, Mel Cobb, Paul Cravath, Anton Haas, Tomas Hernandez, Donald Kozono, Antonio Mabesa, Les Miller, James Priebe, William Saylor, Gary Toyama, James Utterback, Elizabeth Wichmann TECHNICAL TRAINEES-Chang Soon Byan, Felix Duque, Hai-lung Huang, Nobuyoshi Tomita, Chung-ho Wang, Emiko Yoshida
COMING EVENTS .January 3, 4 DANIEL NAGRIN DANCE COMPANY January 27, 28, 29, 30 AFTER THE RAIN (Lab Theatre Production) February 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 BLACK DRAGON RESIDENCE February 17, 18, 19, 20 THE BALCONY (Lab Theatre Production)
NOTICE- Smoking is not allowed in the auditorium nor may photographs or recordings be made during the performance. 0 ZEUS, IF THERE BE A ZEUS, FOR -I KNOW OF HIM ONLY BY REPORT. (Euripides' fragment MELANIPPE, trans. Gilbert Murray) I A MORTAL MUST BE MAD EVEN TO DARE TO DESTROY A CITY, ITS TEMPLES AND ITS TOMBS, TO VIOLATE THE HOLY PLACES OF THE DEAD, WHEN HIS OWN DEATH IS CERTAIN AND STALKS HIM SO CLOSE. (TROJAN WOMEN, trans. Neil Curry)
EURIPIDES ( c485-406 BC): little is known of his life but ancient sources suggest that he was born of prosperous parents and numbered among his friends SOCRATES who would go to the theatre only to see Euripides' plays. Out of the 70 or more works that he is thought to have written only 17 have survived and of the 5 victories awarded to his plays one was given posthumously. Contentious and pro vocative in his writing he was twice indicted on charges of impiety and the production of THE TROJAN WOMEN itself may have roused such controversy that Euripides was forced to accept an offer of refuge from Archelaus of Macedonia. After writing his only Dionysiae play, THE BACCHAE, he died in exile and was buried at Arethusa. Parodied mercilessly by ARISTOPHANES in his lifetime his popularity and influence was, eventually, to eclipse that of both AESCHYLUS and SOPHOCLES. THE TROJAN WOMEN was first performed shortly after the Greeks had attacked the little, would-be neutral, island of Melos massacring all adult males and enslaving the rest of the population. The topicality of the play was obvious and immediate.
WHO KNOWS IF THAT BE LIFE WHICH WE CALL DEATH AND LIFE BE DYING? SAVE ALONE THAT MEN LIVING BEAR GRIEF BUT WHEN THEY YIELD THEIR DEATH THEY HAVE NO SORROW THEN AND GRIEVE NO MORE. (Euripides' fragment, trans. Symonds)