Name: Theater of War: Hector, Andromache, and the Death of Astyanax UCSD
Start: 2025-03-06T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-03-06T21:30:00-08:00
Location: Epstein Family Amphitheater

Theater of War: Hector, Andromache, and the Death of Astyanax UCSD

Selections from Homer’s Iliad, Book VI and scenes from The Trojan Women by Euripides to frame dialogue about the human cost of war.
About this Event

Theater of War: Hector, Andromache, and the Death of Astyanax presents live, dramatic readings of selections from Homer’s Iliad, Book VI and scenes from The Trojan Women by Euripides—featuring acclaimed actors and a Chorus of UCSD students and community members, from a variety of backgrounds, whose lives have be impacted by war—to help frame powerful dialogue about the human cost of war, centered on the suffering of children and civilians.

Featuring performances by Taylor Schilling (Orange is the New Black, Dear Edward), David Denman (The Office, Mare of Easttown), Tate Donovan (Friends, The Holdovers), and April Grace (Magnolia, Star Trek: Picard).

Translated, directed, and facilitated by Bryan Doerries.

This event is sponsored by the UCSD Center for Hellenic Studies and ArtPower at UC San Diego.

This free, public, live hybrid event will take place on Zoom Webinar, broadcast from the Epstein Family Amphitheater. In person registration does not guarantee you a seat. Please arrive by 6:30pm. If you choose to join us online, this event can be accessed on personal devices. The event Zoom link will be distributed via email and available to registered attendees starting two days prior to the event. This event will be captioned in English on Zoom.

All of Theater of War Productions' events follow the same format:

The performers will read the text.
Community panelists will kick off the discussion with their gut responses to what resonated with them across time.
We will open the discussion to the audience, facilitated by Bryan Doerries. To participate in the discussion online, please raise your hand using the button at the bottom center of the screen. If called upon, please accept the invitation to be promoted to speak and you will be visible and heard by the entire audience for the duration of your comments. If you would prefer not to be seen, please disable your video.