Our Greek Play tradition goes back to 1909. Every other year, students perform an authentic Greek drama in our outdoor amphitheatre. This year, we're going on the road to perform in Greece.
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Here isvideo of our cast members rehearsing while under the influence of those notoriously strong Dionysian spiritsnative to the Delphi environs. 1...
They truly laughed and cried. More details soon, but the show was a hit in the beautiful theatre at the Skironio Museum. Well done everyone!
The set is packed, the costumes are done, our last rehearsal is over, and my 'wife' is sick... oh no! Sadly, our Alcestis is feeling more than under the weather and the bus to the theatre leaves in less than an hour. But the show must go on! We only ...
Here the cast practices outdoors in front of the 1896 Olympic stadium (note the white Olympic rings in the background). Professor Cohen stood on a third floor balcony to see if she could hear everyone over the din of Athens traffic. If not, then that actor had to project more ...
We've made the big time! The Lynchburg News and Advance has interviewed a few of the students regarding our trip, and you can find the article here: Ancient drama at Randolph College.
In addition to theatre and drama, the Classical Greeks also delved into the plastic arts. We saw this incredible marble sculpture in the Greek Archelogoical Museum. The first is a marble sculpture of Pan making a move on the most beautiful being ever created, Aphrodite (with Cupid fluttering above)...
Admetus and his servant/stage manager say "Learn your lines, or may you live a longer life than Zeus!" I'm having a very hard time believing that we'll all be leaving Athens in less than one week. I've grown to think of this city as home after my months here, and it's ...
We are in the 12th day of our time in Athens. Does anyone else believe that? I sure don’t. It feels like we have both seen so much, and yet at the same time not even scratched the surface of all Athens and Greece has to offer. ...
Hello from Greece!!So an update on the play, from a music crew member!!! The music is going well, We've finished writing the music for 2-3 of the 6 songs. Song 1, 3, and 4 are done, and song 2(Lily Knoble's song) is 3/4 of the way done. The musical theme ...
After a week getting oriented and studying, aweekend away from the hustle and bustle of Athens was a welcome break for us all. So, we took ourselves to the georgous seaside resort of Napflion.Swimming at this beach in the Aegean Sea refreshed us all. Below, Professor Schwartz and Helen Regina ...
One of the many Greek delicacies is grilled octopus. I’m not sure if anyone in our group has yet tried this dish, but surely someone will soon.
One of the persistent challenges of any civilization is how to deal with the dead. While humans aren't the only species who bury their dead (e.g., some ants have burial chambers), humans have turned it into an art. Oneimportant reason for dealing with the deceased is simple hygiene, but the ...
Mabel Kate Whiteside is the reason we're here in Greece: she and her students began the Greek Play tradition at Randolph-Macon Woman's College in 1909, and we're preparing the play they did then--Euripides' ALCESTIS--as part of our study tour to Greece...
Human occupation of the Acropolis dates back to Mycenaean and perhaps even to Proto-Hellenic times. The Acropolis is a militarily sound position as a relatively flat hill surrounded by hills two of about the same height, a plain, and a range of mountains...
Now playing on YouTube: Megan Barrett (as Apollo) and Laura Allan (as Death) rehearse the first scene of ALCESTIS, the Centennial Greek Play, at the great late classical theatre at Epidaurus in Greece. View Video
