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Event Series Event Series: Burbage Theater: AN ILIAD

Burbage Theater: AN ILIAD

November 21 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

$30

A modern-day retelling of Homer’s classic. Poetry and humor, the ancient tale of the Trojan War and the modern world collide in this captivating theatrical experience. The setting is simple: the empty theater. The time is now: the present moment. The lone figure onstage is a storyteller—possibly Homer, possibly one of the many bards who followed in his footsteps. He is fated to tell this story throughout history.

Burbage is thrilled to welcome two-time Grammy Award Winner, and acclaimed author/storyteller/musician and Rhode
Island resident Bill Harley, for what promises to be a one-of-a-kind rendition of an endlessly relevant play, performed by a true master of storytelling.

“Spellbinding…Smartly conceived and impressively executed, AN ILIAD relates an age-old story that resonates with tragic meaning today…As he talks about ruined civilizations and how blind rage can overwhelm people whether they are on a battlefield or merely cut off by a car on the highway, the poet asks viewers, ‘Do you see?’ Indeed we do.”
The New York Times

AN ILIAD
by Lisa Peterson & Denis O’Hare
Based on Homer’s The Iliad, translated by Robert Fagles
Performed by Bill Harley
(LIMITED ENGAGEMENT November 7-24)

 

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Details

Date:
November 21
Time:
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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Cost:
$30
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Venue

Burbage Theatre Company
59 Blackstone Ave
Pawtucket, 02860 United States
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