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The Odyssey

Aug 8-14, 2021

The Odyssey

By Homer, adapted by Mary Zimmerman

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Presented by: Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Runtime: 170 minutes
Intermission: One
Venue: Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre (2021)
Hellems Arts & Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80302

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"Sing in me, Muse, and through me tell the story
of that man skilled in all ways of contending,
the wanderer, harried for years on end..."

In Mary Zimmerman’s sweeping adaptation of Homer’s classic adventure, our hero Odysseus undergoes an epic journey to return to his own kingdom after the fall of Troy. He’ll have to overcome witches, mythological beasts and the gods themselves if he ever hopes to see his wife and son again.

Since 1958, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival has delighted audiences with professional theatre on the CU Boulder campus. Complete your Colorado summer with Shakespeare under the stars in the historic Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre—complimentary seatbacks included.

COVID-19 updates

Plans for the 2021 season are subject to the permissible event guidelines from public health officials and the university that will be in place at the time of the performances. We will provide details about all COVID-19 protocols as they become available. Learn more

Performance dates and times

Friday, July 9, 8 p.m. (preview)
Saturday, July 10, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, July 13, 7 p.m.
Friday, July 16, 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 17, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 21, 7 p.m.
Thursday, July 22, 7 p.m.
Sunday, July 25, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, July 27, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, July 28, 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 31, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 5, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 8, 7 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 13, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 14, 8 p.m.

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"The Odyssey" is sold out, please join our waitlist.

Program

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Director

Tim Orr*

Cast

Maya Camille Boyd

Muse / Calypso

Scott Coopwood*

Odysseus

Daniel Crumrine

Eteonus / Elpenor

Sean Michael Cummings

2nd Neighboring Cyclops

Jacob Dresch*

Mentor / Alcinous

Seth Palmer Harris

Leodes / Neoman / Eumaeus

Greta Hooston

Arete / Alcippe

Laurie Keith

Phemios / Eidothea / Circe

Rodney Lizcano*

Zeus / Demodocus / Cyclops / Teiresias

Chloe McLeod

Helen / Eurylochus

Josue Miranda

Young Menelaus / Hermes / 1st Neighboring Cyclops

Leslie O'Carroll*

Eurycleia / Odysseus’ Mother

Anne Penner

Penelope

Mark Ragan

Aeolus / Laertes

Jessica Robblee*

Athena

Christian Ray Robinson

Telemachus

Stephanie Saltis

Nausicaa

Sean Scrutchins*

Poseidon / Antinous

Michael Anthony Tatmon

Halitherses / Menelaus / Eurymachus

Christian Tripp

Proteus

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Artistic Team

Projection Designer

Iain Court

Costume Designer

Meghan Anderson Doyle

Scenic Designer

Jon Dunkle

Dramaturg

Amanda Giguere

Casting Director

Sylvia Gregory

Stage Manager

Matt Grevan*

Lighting Designer

Shannon McKinney^

Assistant Stage Manager

Rick Mireles*

Director of Voice and Text

Jeffrey Parker

Dance Choreographer

Erika Randall

Sound Designer

Ken Travis^

Projection Designer

Teri Wagner

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