Cast of fall play announced
Theater director Eric Severson announced the cast of the fall play on Tuesday. They will perform a new version of Euripides’s The Trojan Women by Brendan Kennelly Nov. 18-19 in the Huss Center for the Performing Arts.
Poseidon, god of the sea – Oliver Zhu
Athena, goddess of wisdom & warfare – Maya Coates Cush
Hecuba, widow of Priam, mother of Hector – Alison Mitchell
Leader of the Chorus – Parisa Ghavami
Chorus of Trojan Women: Rachel Swenson, Savannah Switzer, Maya Coates Cush, Cassandra Zirps, Aarushi Bahadur, Madeline Kim, Grace Medrano, Ellie Putaski, Lucille Brooks, Frances Matthews, Violet Pitcher, Beatrix Rhone
Talthybius, a Greek herald – Soren Miller
Cassandra, a prophetess, daughter of Hecuba – Maggie Fried
Chorus of Soldiers: Dylan Tan Stephenson, Roberto Velez, Oliver Zhu, Murray Goff, William Hanna, Zain Kizilbash, Rowan Moore, Naveen Wells
Andromache, widow of Hector – Clea Gaitus Sur
Menelaus, king of Sparta – Leo Sampsell Jones
Helen, wife of Menelaus – Valerie Wick