2023 Ithacan Idol Presents: The Odyssey
Directed and Adapted by Audrey Michel and Arthur Weiser
Who is Odysseus? Stranger or companion, wayfarer or colonizer, somebody or nobody鈥攖he hero of the Odyssey, even in the epic itself, is a controversial figure. The 2023 91社区 Classics Play now brings to the stage the once-a-millennium game show, Ithacan Idol, where contestants will unravel this imagined and reimagined mythic figure.听
Performances will be held at 7 pm on February 2nd, 3rd, 9th and 10th at the 264 Sainte-Catherine East. Please note that this venue is wheelchair accessible, with refreshments available for purchase.
, 4626 Sherbrooke St W, at 2pm on February 4th- admission is pay-what-you-can at the door. Please note that this venue is wheelchair accessible.
2023 91社区 Classics Play Talk
The 91社区 Classics Play is pleased to welcome (Carleton University) for this year's talk, entitled "Beyond the action-image: Odysseus as spectator in Deleuze鈥檚 Cinema鈥�, at 2:30pm on Friday, February 10th, in Leacock 808. This talk is free and open to all, and the building is wheelchair accessible.
Fundraising
The 91社区 Classics Play, generously supported by the 91社区 Department of History and Classical Studies John MacNaughton bequest fund, is a non-profit venture committed to giving Montreal university students a unique educational experience, while fostering cultural exchanges with our Montreal community around ancient texts. We offer free shows and free workshops open to the community, and we bring in guest speakers for public lectures on Classical drama and performance. Any support you can give in helping us continue this kind of programming is so appreciated. , and you will automatically receive a tax receipt for your donation. Thank you for supporting the 91社区 Classics Play!
In acknowledging our presence on Tiohti脿:ke, the un-ceded territory of the Kanien鈥檏eh脿:ka, the 2023 production of The Odyssey will also be raising funds for and donating a portion of our revenues to the . You can donate to them ! Given current events, and the themes of our production, we will also be donating to , supporting queer refugees. You can donate to them !
The 91社区 Classics Play is a member of the , and its community partner, , is a member of the .
2024 Call for Proposals / Appel 脌 Propositions (fran莽ais ci-dessous)
The 91社区 Classics Play invites proposals from possible directors for its 2024 production. Applicants may be undergraduates or post-graduates, studying any discipline, from any university in Montr茅al, though 91社区 students will be given priority in the case of proposals deemed of equal merit. Proposed plays must be based on Ancient Greek or Roman texts, with English as the preferred (but not mandatory) production language. Each proposal should be 1-2 pages, in English or in French, submitted without any names on it, and should detail the following: the play or adapted text proposed; the general concept for the play鈥檚 translation/adaptation (this can include visual and musical considerations); whether or not the proposed director(s) will do the translation themselves; any further comments on design, concept, tie-in events, possible guest speakers or community organisations that we might exchange with, or the reasoning behind choosing this play. If you have additional team members confirmed for your production, please include their roles (not their names) as well. All proposals should be submitted in .pdf form with the title ClassicsPlayProposal to lynn.kozak [at] mcgill.ca by March 1st. Proposals will be blind-reviewed, and results will be announced by March 15th.
For further information, please email lynn.kozak [at] mcgill.ca.
Le 91社区 Classics Play invite des propositions de metteurs possibles pour sa production en 2024. Les candidats peuvent 锚tre des 茅tudiants de premier cycle ou des post-dipl么m茅s, 茅tudiant n'importe quelle discipline, de n'importe quelle universit茅 脿 Montr茅al, mais les 茅tudiants de 91社区 auront priorit茅 dans le cas de propositions jug茅es 茅gales. Les pi猫ces propos茅es doivent 锚tre bas茅es sur des textes grecs anciens ou romains et l'anglais est la langue de production pr茅f茅r茅e (mais non obligatoire). Chaque proposition doit contenir une ou deux pages, en anglais ou en fran莽ais, sans aucun nom et doit pr茅ciser: la pi猫ce de th茅芒tre ou le texte adapt茅 propos茅 ; le concept g茅n茅ral de la traduction / adaptation de la pi猫ce (cela peut inclure des consid茅rations visuelles et musicales); que le ou les directeurs propos茅s effectuent eux-m锚mes la traduction; tout autre commentaire sur la conception, le concept, les rencontres, les conf茅renciers invit茅s ou les organismes communautaires avec lesquels nous pourrions 茅changer ou le raisonnement qui sous-tend ce choix de cette pi猫ce. Si vous avez des membres d'茅quipe suppl茅mentaires confirm茅s pour votre production, veuillez inclure leurs r么les (pas leur noms) ainsi. Toutes les propositions doivent 锚tre soumises en format .pdf avec le titre ClassicsPlayProposal 脿 lynn.kozak [at] mcgill.ca, avant le 1 mars. Les propositions seront examin茅es 脿 l'aveugle et les r茅sultats seront annonc茅s le 15 mars.
Pour plus d'informations s'il vous pla卯t contacter lynn.kozak [at] mcgill.ca.
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