Denver actor Erik Sandvold plays The Poet in Theatreworksâ rebooted production of âAn Iliad.â The show was canceled right before opening night last year. âIâm grateful to have that proof that a beautiful work of art will mean different things at different times, but will always have something to offer us,â says Theatreworks artistic director Caitlin Lowans about âAn Iliad,â which was canceled more than a year ago due to the pandemic. It opens Thursday. Photo by Isaiah Downing
Isaiah J. Downing, Special to The Gazette
AN ILIAD Opens Tonight at the Ent Center for the Arts
An Iliad is by Lisa Peterson and Denis O Hare and directed by Max Shulman.
One actor and one musician tell Homer s timeless tale of fate and fury through vivid storytelling and live music. This imaginative theatrical experience brings us to the battlefield where gods, heroes, and empires clash in a quest for vengeance and glory-an age-old story reinvented for our modern era.
Theatreworks will return with An Iliad in person, outdoors on the lawn of the Ent Center for the Arts. The work will also be streamed May 13-23 for all patrons for whom safety or distance prevent them from viewing the show in person. With An Iliad, Theatreworks become the second Equity theatre in the state and the first in Southern Colorado to return to live performance.
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Denver actor Erik Sandvold plays The Poet in Theatreworks’ rebooted production of “An Iliad.” The show was canceled right before opening night last year. “I’m grateful to have that proof that a beautiful work of art will mean different things at different times, but will always have something to offer us,” says Theatreworks artistic director Caitlin Lowans about “An Iliad,” which was canceled more than a year ago due to the pandemic. It opens Thursday. Photo by Isaiah Downing
Isaiah J. Downing, Special to The Gazette
Isaiah J. Downing
Isaiah J. Downing
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