The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting social, political and economic crisis have had an impact on every feature of human society, including artistic and cultural life. The series Reading Greek ...

We tend to think of Greek tragedy as the earliest form of drama - the exact opposite of the oddly futuristic theatre world we inhabit now, in which actors and audiences around the world connect ...

As the lights come up, a group of characters stand strung out across the stage reading newspapers with their backs to the audience. A burst of wind blows the papers away, and the play begins. This ...

Elodie Paillard receives funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation. Many will be familiar with the looming presence of Oedipus or Antigone in Classical Greek tragedy. But how many remember ...

Location: de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU Price: $12 ($3 off with BYU or student ID, $1 off for senior citizens or BYU alumni) Tickets: Available in person at the BYU Ticket Office ...

As part of the 39th Annual Classical Greek Theatre Festival, students from the University of Utah will be performing Euripides’ “The Bakkhai” at Brigham Young University’s de Jong Concert Hall Monday, ...

Kenyon College’s auditorium resounded with the booming voices of tragic heroes and the sing-song prayer of ancient narrators. The epic conjured up images of panic-stricken people, grieving loss in a ...

Euripides’ “Ion,” a rule-breaking Greek tragedy abounding in mistaken identities, gets a rare production in this year’s 47th annual Classical Greek Theatre Festival. With great comic irony, the play ...

Can ancient drama heal contemporary campus divides? That’s what one small liberal arts college believes. Kenyon College in Ohio is using ancient Greek plays to foster dialogue around modern conflicts, ...