The Penelopiad

An unexpected remix of Homer’s The Odyssey, told by the celebrated and subversive author Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale).

It’s her turn. Penelope has waited 20 years for her husband to return from the Trojan War. Now, as authorial control shifts to Odysseus’ long-suffering wife—and the 12 faithful maids who have long tended to her—we discover a new perspective on the domestic vigil. This ancient tale told anew by “one of the most admired authors in North America” (NPR) gives voice to those left behind.

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Susan V. Booth

Director/Artistic Director

FROM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SUSAN V. BOOTH

“When you think about stories of journeys, there is always someone left at home—and their story tends not to be told. I devoured Margaret Atwood’s funny, subversive novella on a plane ride, immediately struck by the paradigm shift of a story I thought I knew well. To my great delight, Margaret Atwood had already adapted the novella into a play. I’m imagining each night, as the 12 maids pull apart the threads of Penelope’s Scheherazade-worthy shroud, it’ll be a raucous moment of subversion. It makes my heart glad—and it just feels like an essential part of my first season leading this theater.” –SVB

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