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Jun 3, 08 - 12:14 PM

The Bacchae - Play Featuring Alan Cumming at Lincoln Center! (July 2-13)

Hey all,

I just wanted to inform you about a great event taking place at the Lincoln Center Festival this July--The Bacchae, featuring Alan Cumming as Dionysus. Here are the details:

The Bacchae
National Theatre of Scotland

Lincoln Center Festival

By Euripides
A new version by David Greig from a literal translation by Ian Ruffell

North American Premiere

Director John Tiffany
With: John Bett, Alan Cumming, Paola Dionisotti, Ewan Hooper, Cal MacAninch

From the moment Scottish actor Alan Cumming's provocative Dionysus is lowered onstage from above, it is clear that in this North American premiere of the National Theatre of Scotland's acclaimed production, playwright David Greig's interpretation takes the mask off one of the last great Athenian tragedies in his unique take on Euripides, making it a Bacchae for the 21st-century.

Cumming, perfectly cast in this timeless exploration of sexuality, "proceeds to give us a Dionysus who, while of divine origin, has adopted a flirty, sportive, sexually equivocal human form" (The Guardian, London).

Backed by a gospel-singing female cult of Maenads, Cumming's inimitably narcissistic Dionysus arrives at Thebes to claim godly recognition from a disbelieving, ascetic King Pentheus, opening the door to a sardonic, contemporary look at the battle between hedonism and repression.

This performance is approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes. No late seating.

Dates:
Wednesday, July 2 @ 8 PM
Thursday, July 3 @ 8 PM
Saturday, July 5 @ 2 PM & 8 PM
Sunday, July 6 @ 3 PM
Tuesday, July 8 @ 8 PM
Wednesday, July 9 @ 8 PM
Thursday, July 10 @ 8 PM
Friday, July 11 @ 8 PM
Saturday, July 12 @ 2 PM & 8 PM
Sunday, July 13 @ 3 PM & 8 PM

Tickets: $35, $45, $60, $75, $90
All performances will be held at the Rose Theater in New York City.

Tickets may be purchased online at LincolnCenter.org, phone (CenterCharge) at 212.721.6500 from 9am to 9pm, or in person at the Avery Fisher Hall Box Office (Broadway at 65th Street)—Mon-Sat. 10am to 6pm, Sun. 12pm to 6pm

ADDRESS:

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
70 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023

For more information, please visit: http://www.lincolncenter.org/lcfestival

I hope to see you there, and please spread the word about this amazing event to your family and friends!

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