Berkshire on Stage

The Trojan Womenby EuripidesTranslation by Amlin GrayDirected by Randy WyattMay 20-23 at 8pm After the decimation of Troy, the women of the city–bereft of husbands, children and families–struggle to make sense of their new reality. Queen Hecuba has final encounters with three key women–her daughter and prophetess of Apollo, Cassandra,…

Reviewed by Gail M. Burns, August, 1998 There are two things you need to know at the outset. First, this is Greek tragedy we are discussing here. Hecuba is two hours of angst, grief, death, revenge, self-pity, misery, and helplessness. Second, the title character is referred to by her Greek…