The Trojan Women

By: Euripides, Ian Johnston - translator

Narrated by: Jeff Moon, Sara Morsey, Sybil Johnson, P. J. Morgan, Jon Bolitho-Jones, Rob Goll, Amanda Friday

The Trojan Women by Euripides, translated by Ian Johnston, presented by The Online Stage.

Euripides's play follows the fates of the women of Troy after their city has been sacked, their husbands killed, and their remaining families taken away as slaves. It serves as an anti-war narrative as it highlights the suffering of the women left behind. The tragedy also calls attention to how women were treated as commodities in the past by showing how they were divided among the remaining men as spoils of war.

Cast:

Narrator - Jeff Moon

Hecuba - Sara Morsey

Chorus Leader - Sybil Johnson

Chorus / Athena- P. J. Morgan

Talthybius - Jon Bolitho-Jones

Poseidon / Menelaus - Rob Goll

Helen - Amanda Friday

Cassandra - Shaina Summerville

Andromache - Nichole James

Public Domain (P)2024 The Online Stage

my favorite Euripides play

this is my favorite Euripides play and it's reasonably well translated and performed. I wish some of the actors' voices were more differentiated to help keep characters clear, but nevertheless I'm glad this recording is here

It felt like I was watching a great performance

The pacing made it easy to follow and enjoy. The use of actors for all the parts sets this far ahead of so many other audios. The translation used Ian Johnston; an excellent choice.