Penelope's Feast
short comedy
Penelope, Queen of Ithaca, provides a feast commemorating twenty years since her husband left for the Trojan War. She hasn’t heard any news of him since the war ended a decade ago. Her son and an old friend try to persuade her it’s time to move on and remarry.
Characters
PENELOPE, Queen of Ithaca, 40+
HELEN, widowed Queen of Sparta, 40+
TEL, Penelope’s son, 20
ANTINOUS [pronounced an-TIN-o-us], a suitor, 30s
OUTIS [pronounced OO-tis], a soldier, 50+
Setting
Around a dinner table in the Royal Palace, Ithaca
Time
Ten years after the Trojan War
Characters
PENELOPE, Queen of Ithaca, 40+
HELEN, widowed Queen of Sparta, 40+
TEL, Penelope’s son, 20
ANTINOUS [pronounced an-TIN-o-us], a suitor, 30s
OUTIS [pronounced OO-tis], a soldier, 50+
Setting
Around a dinner table in the Royal Palace, Ithaca
Time
Ten years after the Trojan War
(online reading)
NCPLab Virtual
New City Players
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
November 23, 2020
Cast: Brooke Lynn White (Penelope), Beverly Blanchette (Helen), Eytan Deray (Tel), Sterling Tribue (Antinous), Stephen Olson (Outis)
NCPLab Virtual
New City Players
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
November 23, 2020
Cast: Brooke Lynn White (Penelope), Beverly Blanchette (Helen), Eytan Deray (Tel), Sterling Tribue (Antinous), Stephen Olson (Outis)
Brooke Lynn White (Penelope), Stephen Olson (Outis), Eytan Deray (Tel), Beverly Blanchette (Helen) and Sterling Tribue (Antinous)