Tysons Corner theater to bring ancient Greece back to life

  • 2022-02-25
A theatre program, The Traveling Players, will hold its Dionysian Play Festival over two weekends in March.

The Traveling Players issued a news release stating that students would play the parts in three Greek plays, featuring modern twists. Dionysian Plays are tied to the ancient Greek tradition of holding festivals in March to honor the god of theatre and wine, Dionysus.

Although one of the plays, “Hecuba” will only be appropriate for older students, the other two, “The Odyssey” and “Ariadne’s Thread: The Adventures of Theseus and the Minotaur” are family friendly.

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The theatre program, based only about 4 miles from McLean in Tysons Corner Center, has for its artistic director Jeanne Harrison, Strauss Award winner for 2016.

Harrison, who has led workshops for the American Alliance for Theater & Education and Universities on directing a Greek chorus is a former dancer-choreographer. In addition to directing and choreographing “Hecuba”, she steered the directing of “The Odyssey” and “Ariadne’s Thread”.

“Hecuba” performers will be students in grades 7-12, while those who participated in “Odyssey” will be grades 7–12. The youngest students, those in grades 4 to 7 perform in “Ariadne’s Thread”.

The Dionysian Play Festival will be hosted by the Traveling Players March 12-13 and 19-20.