The Greek Play

Here are three views from our exploration of the Acropolis on 28 May.  the first shows our group posing in front of the Parthenon.  The second shows details of marble columns.  The third shows Prof. Cohen explaining the history and significance of the Erechtheion, a temple to cult figures of Athens.  It housed the image of Athena that was clothed during the Panathenaic festival.  (That last fact courtesy of Katrina Wiechmann and E.J. Tate, two of our students helping with this blog entry!).

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Hello all!

My name is Iwalani Martin.  I am going to be a Senior next year.  I am double majoring in dance and philsophy.  Just to introduce myself a little to those that will be reading our blogs.  I am getting super excited as I count down the days till I leave.  Only three days left till we leave on our trip to Athens, Greece.  I must finish packing though.  That is the hardest part of traveling.   Packing is hard always remembering which things to bring and not bringing too much and make sure that you meet the weight requirements with your luggage.  Thank you for sharing in this adventure and reading about all of our experiences we will being sharing as we have our adventure.  And now let the

As wonderful an idea as this was, it’s clear that I’m not someone who’s going to do any journalling during the craziness that is Greek Play.  Next time around I’ll ask a student involved in the show to keep people informed.In the meantime, you can keep up with us on Facebook (join RC Greek Play Fans and Friends), and I’ll try to post news items here.Elektra, of course, was an amazing experience.  All the plays have been for me, but I could not/cannot stop thinking about what we achieved this time.  We played to our largest public audiences ever, and the weather was divine.  There should be a DVD available by the end of the semester.The next Greek Play will be in Greece!  It will be the centennial of Miss Mabel’s first play, and so we’ll do Alcestis in honor of her and her students.  It will be part of the summer study seminar “Practical Wisdom: Philosophy and Drama in Greece” led by me and David Schwartz.  Letters will go out this week to a wonderful group of students, who will put on a play as part of the course.  It won’t be as full a production as in the Dell, but it promises to be unforgettable.