The Bacchae
By Wole Soyinka
Directed by Femi Osofisan (contemporary Nigerian author and theatre artist)
Choreography by Folabo Ajayi-Soyinka (Soyinka's sister)
A stirring adaptation of Euripides' classic tale. This Nigerian revision of the Dionysian myth deals with inspiration, intoxification and a form of hysteria affecting a mass of people.
Produced by the University Theatre in the Mitchell Theatre
March 19-21 and 24-28, 1999, at 7:30 pm
Tickets $11 (UW students $8). Call (608) 262-1500 for reservations.
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