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San Jose Stage Company presents the captivating epic tale, An Iliad, directed by Kenneth Kelleher and adapted by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare. Based on Homer's The Iliad and translated by Robert Fagles, An Iliad is a breathtaking and relevant, modern retelling of a timeless classic which unleashes the thrilling tales of the Trojan War and delves into the psychology of passion and rage, ancient and modern. In this tour-de-force, one actor plays the Greek classic's famous characters Achilles, Hector, Agamemnon, and 'the face that launched a thousand ships' Helen of Troy. From Mt. Olympus Gods such as Apollo, Athena and Hermes come and go.Featuring:
Jackson Davis (The Poet) returns to San Jose Stage Company, where he first performed in the Bay Area nearly 30 years ago in Mixed Doubles, a trio of one act plays. He returns to perform in An Iliad, a piece he first performed last year at Pacific Repertory Theatre. His other theatre credits include The Fourth Messenger at The Ashby Stage, Happy End at American Conservatory Theater, Mizlansky/Zilinsky or Schmucks at San Jose Repertory Theatre, The Best Man at Aurora Theatre Company, The God of Hell at Magic Theatre, MacBeth at The San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Dead Man's Cell Phone at SF Playhouse, Lovers and Executioners at Marin Theatre Company, Ben Franklin in Paris at 42nd Street, She Loves Me at Center REPertory Company and The Merry Wives of Windsor at Livermore Shakespeare Festival. He has also performed extensively with TheatreWorks in a variety of comedies, dramas, classics and musicals.
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- http://www.thestage.org/index.php
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- 408.283.7142
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