ACHILLES at GITMO

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Theater Alliance's Hothouse New Play Reading, D.C.
(2F, 3M, 90 min.) Achilles, a fiercely idealistic military interrogator, is caught between her humanitarian principles and the brutal realities of the “Trojan War on Terror.” Despite a worrisome prophecy and a Chorus of Trojan captives watching her every move, Achilles finds romance with her half-Greek/half-Trojan translator, Patroklos. But when Achilles makes a serious tactical error, the duo must team up in the interrogation room, weaponizing their gender and faith in service to their country. Combining epic Homeric legend with the stark reality of modern-day military conflict, Achilles in Gitmo interrogates the myth of heroism and the moral dilemmas faced by those who wage war

DEVELOPMENT

  • Workshop, Theater Alliance, D.C.
  • Reading, Hothouse New Play Fest, Theater Alliance
  • Reading, MTC Studios
  • Reading, New School for Drama Directing MFA

SELECTED ACCOLADES

  • Irving Zarkower Award for Best New Play of the Year (Hunter MFA)
  • Anne Freedman Grant (Hunter MFA)
  • Finalist, Utah Shakespeare Festival
  • Finalist, ColLabo @ CMU
  • Semifinalist, Local Lab, Local Theater Co, CO
  • Semifinalist, Blue Ink Award, American Blues Theater, IL