NEW YORK’S FIRST EVER ANCIENT DRAMA
FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE AND RECONCILE MODERN MAN WITH ANCIENT TEXT
NEW YORK, NY: The Leonidas-Eftychia
Loizides Theatre Group organizes New York’s first ever Ancient Drama Festival is held under the auspices of
the Cyprus Ministry of Education
and Culture, The Federation
of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, and New Greek TV. Being held November 7th
through 17th, 2012 at the Hellenic Cultural Center, 27-09 Crescent
Street, Astoria, NY 11105. Performances at 3pm and 7pm daily, with the
exception of Andromache on November 14th which will only have a 7pm
performance. Tickets are $35 general admission; $25 for students and seniors,
available via SmartTix.com (212-868-4444) and at the Box Office.
Hecuba (Nov 9) directed by Joyce Laoagan, Medea (Nov 11 and 16) directed by Kerry Logan, Alcestis (Nov 12) directed by Julia Peterson and Alesandra Nahodil, and Andromache (Nov 14 at
7pm; Nov 15 at 3pm & 7pm) directed by Emily Taplin Boyd.
This unique festival is a
celebration of the theatre community and citizen’s exploration to reconcile the
relationship between today’s artist and audience with the ancient texts. It
will become an important showcase for directors, theatre groups, and performers
on the local and (as we expand and grow) the international level. The Festival will feature an exceptional collection of the boldest,
brightest theatre artists in NYC as they immerse themselves in the great works
of Euripides, Sophocles, and Aeschylus!
The Leonidas-Eftychia Loizides Theatre Group
(loizidis.com) in conjunction with LeonidasEftychia Inc are organizing the
festival and have produced three years of successful runs at Off-Broadway
theatres in New York: Aeschylus’s Oresteia (2010) and Euripides’ Iphigenia
in Tauris (2011), and Euripides’ Helen,
which have toured the US, Canada and Europe.
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