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Dionysia 2012: The Frogs
Dionysia 2012: The Frogs
April 26, 7pm – May 1, 10pm
Sailors abandoned in a storm, austerity measures, generals executed, protests and riots, a Spartan army ravaging the countryside, Apollo selling temples to the highest bidder, Greek debt worth 159% of GDP, and skimming-off-the-top, tax-avoiding politicians. Who can possibly save Athens? A dead poet.
The Center for Creative Work at the University of Houston Honors College, along with the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts present a laughable, outrageous look at the Greek world in crisis across the millennia in an adaptation of Aristophanes’ Old Comedy The Frogs for Dionysia 2012 at the Rockwell Pavilion (April 26, 28-29), Fitzgerald’s (April 30), and Khon’s (May 1). All shows are free and begin at 7 pm. Adaptation by Dr. John Harvey and directed by Aaron Landsman (Artist in Residence at the Mitchell Center).
The Frogs
April 26, 28, 29, 7pm
LOCATION: The Rockwell Pavilion, MD Anderson Library, 114 University Libraries, University of Houston
ADMISSION: Free, RSVP required thehonorscollege.com/dionysia
April 30, 7pm
LOCATION: Fitzgerald’s, 2706 White Oak Blvd
ADMISSION: Free, RSVP required thehonorscollege.com/dionysia
May 1, 7pm
LOCATION: Khon’s, 2808 Milam St.
ADMISSION: Free, RSVP required thehonorscollege.com/dionysia
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