DIRECTORS NOTE

The context in which Euripides The Trojan Women was first performed in 415 BC was strikingly different from the one we view it in today For one thing this play about women was originally delivered to an all male audience it was performed outdoors as part of a religious festival in an amphitheater that sat close to 10000 people Moreover the social structures culture globa l and political outlook of the Athenians tor whom it was written were radically different from our own As tlle source of much ofWestern intellectual and cultural heritage it is easy to assume the Greeks were like usbut one must not forget as one scholar put it the utter Greekness of the Greeks And yet there is something strikingly contemporary about this play something that has kept scholars and dramatists of every age reading and performing it for centuries One imagines while watching or reading it that Euripides was Titing for this very moment in time and one wonders just how far the human race has really come

The text for this production was assembled over the summer in a musty Brooklyn basement from about six or eight different translations Working in Butler Library this summer gave me plenty of opportunity to read different translators versions of the play none of which I found fit my own personal vision so I created my own I am indebted to the various translators whose Nords I have borrowed mangled rearranged and otherwise mishandled and to my talented cast and production team who have allowed me to bring this project to fruition

Patrick Young Director

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Rachel Kiwi The Norris Family The Sacks Family and The Ainsley Family

WE COULDNT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT OUR DONORS

Friends (up to $25)

Jefferey and Susan Dee Laurie Robinson and Sheldon Krantz and Camilles Restaurant Allies ($25-$100)

David and Vicky Norris and Kate Behnke Nlary Sosa Mill Korean Restaurant and Taqueria y fonda 1a lVlexicana Patrons (more than $100)

Donna and Stephen Sacks and Christopher Ainsley

Congratulations to sets and lights designers

Ted Baab and Yuma Terada

from Teds family

ABOUT TH ECAST AND PRODUCTION TEAM

Philippa Ainsley (CC 07) is thrilled to be working on her first show at Columbia Much love to her new siblings

Ted Baab (CC 05) is a majoring in Architecture This is his second show in the black Ibox Special thanks to Ymna for his refreshing creativity and his need for meetings

Kate Berthold (CC06) portrayed Celia Spec Editor extraordinaire in last year s Varsity Show A deeply pragmatic person Kate has decided to major in alt history

Gina Costagliola (BC 05) loves you too

Joanna Dee (CC 05)s choreography has been seen in various venues in New York and St Louis Tllis is her first toray into straight theatre and she has enjoyed the process immensely

Sarah (Peaches) Hart (BC 06) Has enjoyed her producing debut amid such grief and ioe

Mark Junek (CC 07) is excited to be one of the few men in Trojan

To Karen Sosa

Knock em dead kid

Love Mommy and Amadeus

Women Along with Trojan he has also appeared in Luggage Packers

Peter Lerman (CC 05) Composed the music for the Varsity Sho-v last year Visit him at wvwpeterlennancom

Rabecca Lesser is a sixth grader at the Nighengale-Bamford School This fall she staned in the show Once Upon a Mattress She is 12 years old

Erin Moughon (CC 06) loves you

Christina Norris (BC 05) is grateful for this amazing experience- the risks taken the opportunities granted and the supportive friends and family who made it possible

Katy Preston (CC 07) has been acting since age 8 Recent credits include Christmas Past in Ebenezer Scrooge and Verity II in Find Me

Elisabeth Sacks (CC 06) appears as Helen ofTroy in her first Colwnbia production Theatre has ahvays been a large PaIt of her life and previous roles have included Julie in Carousel and Emily in Our Town Karen Sosa (CC 06) The sacrificial Virginian quite a bit of Karen was seen last spring in The Naked Show Love to VA

Sonya Stokes (BC 04) With gratitude to Laureno Schwartz for helping me be all that I could be relatively speaking

Yuma Terada (CC 05) thanks Pat and Ted for this oppOltunity He wants to work full time at SPF45 one day

Bari Weiss (CC 07) Having performed last year in Israel she is excited to be performing with this cast in her first play at Columbia

Patrick Young (CC 05) has appeared in Waiting for Godot Fuente Ovenjuna and The 109th Varsity Show Tllis is his directorial debut

Jason Zimbler Jason is a Theatre MFA at Brooklyn College and is thrilled to be a part of this wonderful show Thanks to Pat amp Company

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Rachel Kiwi The Norris Family The Sacks Family and The Ainsley Family

WE COULDNT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT OUR DONORS

Friends (up to $25)

Jefferey and Susan Dee Laurie Robinson and Sheldon Krantz and Camilles Restaurant Allies ($25-$100)

David and Vicky Norris and Kate Behnke Nlary Sosa Mill Korean Restaurant and Taqueria y fonda 1a lVlexicana Patrons (more than $100)

Donna and Stephen Sacks and Christopher Ainsley

Congratulations to sets and lights designers

Ted Baab and Yuma Terada

from Teds family

ABOUT TH ECAST AND PRODUCTION TEAM

Philippa Ainsley (CC 07) is thrilled to be working on her first show at Columbia Much love to her new siblings

Ted Baab (CC 05) is a majoring in Architecture This is his second show in the black Ibox Special thanks to Ymna for his refreshing creativity and his need for meetings

Kate Berthold (CC06) portrayed Celia Spec Editor extraordinaire in last year s Varsity Show A deeply pragmatic person Kate has decided to major in alt history

Gina Costagliola (BC 05) loves you too

Joanna Dee (CC 05)s choreography has been seen in various venues in New York and St Louis Tllis is her first toray into straight theatre and she has enjoyed the process immensely

Sarah (Peaches) Hart (BC 06) Has enjoyed her producing debut amid such grief and ioe

Mark Junek (CC 07) is excited to be one of the few men in Trojan

To Karen Sosa

Knock em dead kid

Love Mommy and Amadeus

Women Along with Trojan he has also appeared in Luggage Packers

Peter Lerman (CC 05) Composed the music for the Varsity Sho-v last year Visit him at wvwpeterlennancom

Rabecca Lesser is a sixth grader at the Nighengale-Bamford School This fall she staned in the show Once Upon a Mattress She is 12 years old

Erin Moughon (CC 06) loves you

Christina Norris (BC 05) is grateful for this amazing experience- the risks taken the opportunities granted and the supportive friends and family who made it possible

Katy Preston (CC 07) has been acting since age 8 Recent credits include Christmas Past in Ebenezer Scrooge and Verity II in Find Me

Elisabeth Sacks (CC 06) appears as Helen ofTroy in her first Colwnbia production Theatre has ahvays been a large PaIt of her life and previous roles have included Julie in Carousel and Emily in Our Town Karen Sosa (CC 06) The sacrificial Virginian quite a bit of Karen was seen last spring in The Naked Show Love to VA

Sonya Stokes (BC 04) With gratitude to Laureno Schwartz for helping me be all that I could be relatively speaking

Yuma Terada (CC 05) thanks Pat and Ted for this oppOltunity He wants to work full time at SPF45 one day

Bari Weiss (CC 07) Having performed last year in Israel she is excited to be performing with this cast in her first play at Columbia

Patrick Young (CC 05) has appeared in Waiting for Godot Fuente Ovenjuna and The 109th Varsity Show Tllis is his directorial debut

Jason Zimbler Jason is a Theatre MFA at Brooklyn College and is thrilled to be a part of this wonderful show Thanks to Pat amp Company

ABOUT TH ECAST AND PRODUCTION TEAM

Philippa Ainsley (CC 07) is thrilled to be working on her first show at Columbia Much love to her new siblings

Ted Baab (CC 05) is a majoring in Architecture This is his second show in the black Ibox Special thanks to Ymna for his refreshing creativity and his need for meetings

Kate Berthold (CC06) portrayed Celia Spec Editor extraordinaire in last year s Varsity Show A deeply pragmatic person Kate has decided to major in alt history

Gina Costagliola (BC 05) loves you too

Joanna Dee (CC 05)s choreography has been seen in various venues in New York and St Louis Tllis is her first toray into straight theatre and she has enjoyed the process immensely

Sarah (Peaches) Hart (BC 06) Has enjoyed her producing debut amid such grief and ioe

Mark Junek (CC 07) is excited to be one of the few men in Trojan

To Karen Sosa

Knock em dead kid

Love Mommy and Amadeus

Women Along with Trojan he has also appeared in Luggage Packers

Peter Lerman (CC 05) Composed the music for the Varsity Sho-v last year Visit him at wvwpeterlennancom

Rabecca Lesser is a sixth grader at the Nighengale-Bamford School This fall she staned in the show Once Upon a Mattress She is 12 years old

Erin Moughon (CC 06) loves you

Christina Norris (BC 05) is grateful for this amazing experience- the risks taken the opportunities granted and the supportive friends and family who made it possible

Katy Preston (CC 07) has been acting since age 8 Recent credits include Christmas Past in Ebenezer Scrooge and Verity II in Find Me

Elisabeth Sacks (CC 06) appears as Helen ofTroy in her first Colwnbia production Theatre has ahvays been a large PaIt of her life and previous roles have included Julie in Carousel and Emily in Our Town Karen Sosa (CC 06) The sacrificial Virginian quite a bit of Karen was seen last spring in The Naked Show Love to VA

Sonya Stokes (BC 04) With gratitude to Laureno Schwartz for helping me be all that I could be relatively speaking

Yuma Terada (CC 05) thanks Pat and Ted for this oppOltunity He wants to work full time at SPF45 one day

Bari Weiss (CC 07) Having performed last year in Israel she is excited to be performing with this cast in her first play at Columbia

Patrick Young (CC 05) has appeared in Waiting for Godot Fuente Ovenjuna and The 109th Varsity Show Tllis is his directorial debut

Jason Zimbler Jason is a Theatre MFA at Brooklyn College and is thrilled to be a part of this wonderful show Thanks to Pat amp Company

Women Along with Trojan he has also appeared in Luggage Packers

Peter Lerman (CC 05) Composed the music for the Varsity Sho-v last year Visit him at wvwpeterlennancom

Rabecca Lesser is a sixth grader at the Nighengale-Bamford School This fall she staned in the show Once Upon a Mattress She is 12 years old

Erin Moughon (CC 06) loves you

Christina Norris (BC 05) is grateful for this amazing experience- the risks taken the opportunities granted and the supportive friends and family who made it possible

Katy Preston (CC 07) has been acting since age 8 Recent credits include Christmas Past in Ebenezer Scrooge and Verity II in Find Me

Elisabeth Sacks (CC 06) appears as Helen ofTroy in her first Colwnbia production Theatre has ahvays been a large PaIt of her life and previous roles have included Julie in Carousel and Emily in Our Town Karen Sosa (CC 06) The sacrificial Virginian quite a bit of Karen was seen last spring in The Naked Show Love to VA

Sonya Stokes (BC 04) With gratitude to Laureno Schwartz for helping me be all that I could be relatively speaking

Yuma Terada (CC 05) thanks Pat and Ted for this oppOltunity He wants to work full time at SPF45 one day

Bari Weiss (CC 07) Having performed last year in Israel she is excited to be performing with this cast in her first play at Columbia

Patrick Young (CC 05) has appeared in Waiting for Godot Fuente Ovenjuna and The 109th Varsity Show Tllis is his directorial debut

Jason Zimbler Jason is a Theatre MFA at Brooklyn College and is thrilled to be a part of this wonderful show Thanks to Pat amp Company

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Rachel Kiwi The Norris Family The Sacks Family and The Ainsley F amity

WE COULDNT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT OUR DONORS

Friends (up to $25) Jefferey and Susan Dee Laurie Robinson and Sheldon Krantz and Camilles Restaurant Allies ($ 25-$100)

David and Vicky Norris and Kate Behnke Mary Sosa Mill Korean Restaurant and Taqueria y Fonda la JVIexicana Patrons (more than $100) Donna and Stephen Sacks and Christopher Ainsley

Congratulations to sets and lights designers

Ted Baab and Yuma Terada

from Teds family

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