Don JuanDon Juan is the epic tale of a world-class lover whose appetite for seduction knows no bounds and who willingly courts danger with each conquest. Don Juan was produced at the Palais Royal, Paris, on February 15, 1665, with Molière playing the part of Sganarelle. The action of the play moves with swiftness and style as Don Juan pursues his amorous prey, bemusing his world-weary servant, Sganarelle, and deftly turning aside the wrath of his enemies. Contemptuous and arrogant, Don Juan is also a figure of enormous verve and magnetism, and while the error of his ways makes his demise inevitable, the calm dignity with which he accepts his spectacular fate only adds to his richness and dimensions as a legendary character.
The TempestA storm has driven a party of travelers to the shores of an enchanted isle, where Prospero, deposed Duke of Milan, has lived 12 years of exile with his daughter Miranda. With Prospero's usurping brother part of the stranded party, revenge is in the offing, but retribution is turned to mercy in this tale of forgiveness, magic, and renewal.
Trojan WomenAs pertinent now as it was when written by Euripides 2500 years ago, Trojan Women is a grim and brutal tale of war and death.The Trojan War is over. All the men of Troy have been killed and the few survivors- all women- have been gathered in a holding place before being shipped off to Greece as slaves. The central focus of this deeply moving story is the heroic and proud Hecuba- Queen of Troy. Other survivors include Hecuba’s insane daughter Cassandra and the Queen’s two daughters-in-law – the tragic Andromache and the beautiful Helen of Troy. Their stories show the grim reality of war and genocide told to us from a unique perspective- that of the losing side."