The 2013 McGill Classics Play will be Sophocles' Philoktetes, directed by Elizabeth Ten-Hove.
MISSION STATEMENT
The goals of the annual McGill Classics Play are simple: to give our Classics students a new perspective on material that they usually only experience as written texts in the classroom, to give non-Classics students an opportunity to experience ancient drama, and to bring that drama to the greater Montreal community.
FUNDRAISING INITIATIVE
The McGill Classics Play is launching a fundraising initiative in conjunction with this month's production of Philoktetes. Our fundraising goal is $1,650 to make up for the budget shortfall of this year's play, and an additional $3,350 to continue expanding our programme: in the future we'd like to offer free shows and free performance and translation workshops open to the community, and to bring in guest speakers for public lectures on Classical drama and performance. Any support you can give in helping us reach these goals is so appreciated.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Next year's Classics Play will be Aristophanes' Lysistrata, directed by undergraduate Negar Banakar!
This year's play is partially funded through the Dean of Arts Development Fund. For more information on the Classics Play, or to get involved, email Prof. Lynn Kozak, lynn.kozak [at] mcgill.ca.
