Event
A Staged Reading co-presented by Classical Studies and the Theatre Arts Program
A short play by Emily Wilson – crafted from Wilson’s translation of Homer’s Odyssey
Directed by Brooke O’Harra
Performed by a company of professional actors and Penn students
Friday, December 7 at 4:30 PM (Free, followed by a reception and brief Q&A with Dr. Wilson)
Bruce Montgomery Theatre, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St.
Please join us for an evening with Emily Wilson’s (Professor of Classical Studies) much lauded translation of the Odyssey. After the War: An Odyssey is a play focused on Odysseus after the war. In this script adaptation of her translation Wilson brings to life Odysseus the veteran living in the aftermath of the war and his homecoming to Penelope.
This performance is part of Classical Studies Colloquium Series and The Theatre Arts Program’s 2018/19 Season.
Tickets are free but please reserve them in advance at the Annenberg Center box office or through Classical Studies.
For more information on Emily Wilson’s The Odyssey please visit her website: