The Bacchae (1980)

Written by Euripides
Directed by Michael Cacoyannis
Cast: Irene Papas, Philip Bosco, Sheila Dabney, Peter Efthymiou, Elaine Graham, John Noah Hertzler, Ernestine Jackson, Alfred Karl

The play begins before the palace at Thebes, with Dionysus telling the story of his birth and his reasons for visiting the city. Dionysus explains he is the son of a mortal woman, Semele, and a god, Zeus. Some in Thebes, he notes, do not believe this story. In fact, Semele's sisters—Autonoë, Agave, and Ino—claim it is a lie intended to cover up the fact that Semele became pregnant by some mortal.

Theater

Circle in the Square Theatre · Broadway

Closed

November 23, 1980