Performance Overview

Warfare between the Greeks and the Trojans, familiar from Homer’s epic Iliad, meets the stuff of medieval romances as told in Chaucer’s poem “Troilus and Cressida,” and merges in Shakespeare’s 1602 drama. In addition to the lovers of the title, meet great warriors like Aeneas, Achilles and other iconic figures tragically embroiled in the Trojan War. The conflict between personal interests and the political interests of the state are on full display, and Hector’s pondering of the waste of war still rings true seen through our 21st century eyes, 3000 years later.

This produciton is directed by UNCSA School of Drama Dean John Langs.