| Author: | Jeanne Fuchs | ISBN: | 9781467031189 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse | Publication: | October 27, 2011 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jeanne Fuchs |
| ISBN: | 9781467031189 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
| Publication: | October 27, 2011 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse |
| Language: | English |
This travel diary is an eye-witness account of a production of a classical Greek play at Epidauros, Greece. But, above all, it is a story of friendshipdeep and abiding friendship that transcends time and place. Its setting is both ancient and modern. The heart of the story is a three-week journey that climaxes with the presentation of Euripides Medea. The mythical road to Epidauros did not take only three weeks to traverse, but rather several lifetimesindeed centuries. The details of the friendship emerge in the journey with a troupe of Greek actors and artists devoted to a single mission: presenting an incomparable ancient tragedy at the most fabled theater in the ancient world. Herein is a voyage of discovery recounted with equal doses of innocence and experience. From maids to movie stars, waiters to walk-ons, the characters in these pages will transport the reader to a magical place, where the feeling of being a part of an enchanted production will linger in the readers imagination.
This travel diary is an eye-witness account of a production of a classical Greek play at Epidauros, Greece. But, above all, it is a story of friendshipdeep and abiding friendship that transcends time and place. Its setting is both ancient and modern. The heart of the story is a three-week journey that climaxes with the presentation of Euripides Medea. The mythical road to Epidauros did not take only three weeks to traverse, but rather several lifetimesindeed centuries. The details of the friendship emerge in the journey with a troupe of Greek actors and artists devoted to a single mission: presenting an incomparable ancient tragedy at the most fabled theater in the ancient world. Herein is a voyage of discovery recounted with equal doses of innocence and experience. From maids to movie stars, waiters to walk-ons, the characters in these pages will transport the reader to a magical place, where the feeling of being a part of an enchanted production will linger in the readers imagination.
