Event

HERCULANEUM

"The lamentations of women, the wailing of
children, and the shouts and blasphemies of men
echoed around us in the darkness...
some bewailed their own fate; others called on death
to deliver them while they were in terror,
and some invoked the gods to aid them.
Still more were convinced that there were no gods left
and that the end of the world had come."

Inspired by true events, HERCULANEUM explores the need for human connection in a world of material goods and the futility of such possessions in the face of natural disaster. Drawing on historical letters, anthropological artifacts, and mythology, the members of Blue Goose Theatre Ensemble will create a collage of movement, text, and music that chronicles the moments surrounding the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. In its aftermath, we are forced to confront our own mortality and the legacies we leave others after our death. A portion of proceeds from this production will benefit Oxford University's Papyri Project, an initiative which preserves and translates some of the oldest extant written texts from the ancient world, discovered in the city Herculaneum.

Performance Information:
The Frontier Space
1106 W Thorndale Ave, Chicago, IL
July 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31
Fri/Sat: 7:30pm | Sun: 3:00PM