ALCESTIS by EURIPIDES

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With English and Greek surtitles. Part of the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama 2018

Fresh Target Theatre Ensemble participates at the Festival for the first time and presents one of Euripides’ most intriguing and enigmatic tragedies, Alcestis. With Apollo’s assistance, Admetus, King of Pherae, has secured an unusual privilege: when his time comes to die, he will be spared, provided he can find someone to take his place in the Underworld. But who loves Admetus enough to give up their life for him? In the end, no one volunteers to die on his behalf except for his young wife, Alcestis, who bids farewell to life and embarks on a journey to the Underworld. Everyone in the palace mourns the loss of their devoted queen, who only one hero can bring back to life, by taking on Death and besting him. Euripides’ oldest surviving play is characterized as a tragicomedy that rejects physical determinism and challenges deaths dominion, leaving many unanswered questions.

Directed by: Paris Erotokritou. Translated by: Konstantinos Christomanos. Set Design: Yiorgos Yiannou. Costume Design: Rea Olympiou. Music: Vassiliki Anastasiou. Movement Direction: Panagiotis Tofi. Lighting Design: Vassilis Petinaris. Assistant to the Director: Maria Masonou. Production Coordinator: Nedie Antoniades. Visual Communication: Demetris Sotiriou. Executive Producer: George M. Ioannou. 

Cast: Alcestis: Niovi Charalambous, Admetus: Andreas Papamichalopoulos, Pheres: Spyros Stavrinides, Apollo/Servant: Andreas Koutsoftas, Thanatos (Death)/Heracles: Yiannis Karaoulis, Maidservant/Chorus leader: Myrsini Christodoulou, Chorus leader: Savvas Menoikou, Chorus: The Amalgamation Choir.