Rhesus, Euripides
Channel: The Center for Hellenic Studies
Date: 2020-10-15

Euripides' Rhesus (translation by George Theodoridis), hosted by Joel Christensen (Brandeis University) with special guest Mary Ebbott (College of the Holy Cross). Featured performers include Tim Delap, Tabatha Gayle, Evvy Miller, and Paul O'Mahony.

Reading Greek Tragedy Online is presented by the Center for Hellenic Studies (chs.harvard.edu), the Kosmos Society (kosmossociety.chs.harvard.edu/), and Out of Chaos Theatre (out-of-chaos.co.uk). For more information about outreach opportunities through the Reading Greek Tragedy Online project, contact outofchaosplays@gmail.com. To learn about the Medea scene competition, visit https://www.out-of-chaos.co.uk/playingmedea. To support Out of Chaos Theatre, visit https://fundrazr.com/b1oWw3?ref=ab_6ACAcc.

The text is available at https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Greek/Rhesus.php.

Scene selections:
1-223: Chorus, Hektor, Aeneas, Dolon 
344-526: Chorus, Hektor, Rhesus 
565-674: Odysseus, Diomedes, Athena, Paris
808-996: Hektor, Chariot Driver, Chorus, Muse

Credits:
Hector/Odysseus - Tim Delap
Aeneas/Rhesus/Athena/Chariot driver - Tabatha Gayle
Dolon/Diomedes/Muse - Evelyn Miller
Chorus/Paris - Paul O’Mahony

Director - Paul O'Mahony

More information about the cast and featured speakers is at https://chs.harvard.edu/CHS/article/display/7081.

Suggested further reading:
1) Liapis, V., ed. and trans. 2012. A commentary on the Rhesus attributed to Euripides. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. 

2) Burnett, A. P. 1985. "Rhesus: Are smiles allowed?" In Directions in Euripidean criticism: A collection of essays. Edited by P. Burian, 13–51. Durham, NC: Duke Univ. Press. 

3) Fenik, B. 1964. "Iliad X and the Rhesus: The myth." Collection Latomus 73. Brussels: Latomus, Revue d’Études Latines.