McGill Classics Play presents its 2027 production of Euripides' Bacchae
Dionysus returns to his mortal homeland, Thebes, to find his godhood dismissed by its young king, Pentheus. To take his revenge, Dionysus decides to torment the city’s most vulnerable: the women of Thebes, driving them mad and sending them deep into the forest to perform his rites. The 2027 McGill Classics Play examines the consequences of mortal hubris and the power of ecstasy, and asks: when the legitimacy of a god is denied, what are the bloody consequences?
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Translated by Tara Raman, adapted by Laurie Sadoun and Tara Raman
Featuring original music by Risa Tobin
Directed by Sarah Shoff
Performances will be held 2-6 February 2027 at the MAI - Montreal Arts Interculturels.