WEST COAST PREMIERE OF "THE MANY WOMEN OF TROY": A NEW MUSICAL
The Many Women of Troy
May 12, 2011
For immediate release
Contact: Tracey Chessum
626.375.5116
[email protected]
The Pallas Theatre Collective is pleased to announce that their season’s production of “The Many Women of Troy”, a new musical, will be a part of the 2011 Hollywood Fringe Festival, marking the area premiere of their work at the Open Fist Theatre.
“The Many Women of Troy” is a bold new musical written by Broadway artists Michael John Boynton and Brian Allan Hobbs. It is inspired by Euripides classic tragedy “The Trojan Women”, and is seen through the eyes of its five women: Cassandra, the bitter prophetess; Hecuba, the vengeful queen; Polyxena, the lost child; and Helen, the face that launched a thousand ships. The Many Women of Troy follows these women as they fight through conflict and violence, start their own little wars, and move beyond repeating the mistakes of the past.
This musical has been workshopped at several different universities since 2003 (including NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, and the University of Maryland); this is its first full production on the west coast. “The Many Women of Troy” will also participate in the Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, DC in July.
The Pallas Theatre Collective is a newly founded company that exists to develop and workshop new, original plays and musicals as well as to offer new interpretations of canonical works. This is Pallas Theatre’s first season.
LISTINGS INFORMATION:
What: The Many Women of Troy
Who: The Pallas Theatre Collective
When: Friday, June 17 @ 10pm
Sunday, June 19 @ 6:30pm
Monday, June 20 @ 8pm
Wednesday, June 22 @ 10:30pm
Saturday, June 25 @ 10:30 pm
The show runs approximately 2hrs and is appropriate for ages 12+
Where: Open Fist Theatre
6209 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hollywood Fringe map: G-5
Tickets: $20
Available at www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/347 and at the door
FURTHER INFO
Pallas Theatre Collective: www.themanywomenoftroy.com
Hollywood Fringe Festival: www.hollywoodfringe.org
