Vermont Theater Company | The Bacchae

Vermont Theatre Company in partnership with 118 Elliot Street are proud to announce our production of “The Bacchae.”

This production will use an original translation by playwright Alex Hacker, who will also direct. Hacker has translated Euripides’ tragedy into a modern idiom that explores music and dance as intoxicating vehicles for the experience of the divine Dionysus, god of wine, theater, and ritualized madness. The play pits the values of openness, fluidity, and equality represented by Dionysus against the hierarchical power and authority inherent in the political establishment.

“The Bacchae” will be performed at 118 Elliot Street on the weekends of March 14, 15, 16 and 21, 22, 23. Evening performances will begin at 7 pm, with Sunday matinees at 2 pm.

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