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)