The Cure at Troy
Odysseus seeks out the banished Philoctetes in hopes of gaining a strategic advantage for the Greeks in their prolonged siege of Troy, enlisting the son of Achilles in an elaborate deception to steal a weapon of immense power. But in the conflict between private and public morality, do the ends justify the means? This ancient text by the greatest of Greek dramatists finds new urgency in this adaptation by Irish poet and Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney.
Venue: Riverside Theatre, Iowa City, IA
Spring 2025
Playwright: Seamus Heaney
Director: Adam Knight
Scenic Designer: Kaelen Novak
Costume Designer: Cassandra Williams
Lighting Design: Haven Haywood
Sound Design: Dakota Parobek
Props Design: Stephen Polchert
Stage Manager: Kelly Garrett
Photography: Kaelen Novak
