THE WOMEN OF____ (a Song Not Song) Comes to Oscar G. Brockett Theatre

The University of Texas at Austin Department of Theatre and Dance presents The Women of _______ (a song not song) by I-Chia Chiu, Kt Shorb and the ensemble February 13-17, 2019 at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre.

The Women of _______ (a song not song) is inspired by Euripides' The Women of Troy, a tragedy in which the Trojan women mourn their fates after their husbands are killed and Troy burns. The play invites the audience to join a group of nameless ghosts on a multilingual journey through poems and tales, to restore dead memories, to trace linguistic and cultural annihilation and to speak for the silenced voices in history. As a partially-devised work collecting the voices of historically marginalized people, the play explores trauma, political wars and our personal battles against ourselves.

Post-Performance Discussion: There will be a post-performance discussion immediately following the Friday, February 15 and Saturday, February 16 7:30 p.m. performances in the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre.

WHEN: February 13-17, 2019

Performance times are February 13 at 7:30 p.m. (Preview), February 14 at 7:30 p.m. (Opening), February 16-17 at 7:30 p.m. and February 16-17 at 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: Oscar G. Brockett Theatre (300 E. 23rd St.), located in the F. Loren Winship Drama Building. A map of the campus: http://theatredance.utexas.edu/about/location-directions-parking

Tickets for performances on February 14-17 ($26 adult, $21 UT faculty and staff, $15 student) are now on sale at authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Box Office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online JoinTheDrama.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO. Tickets for the preview performance on February 13 ($10 adult, $5 student) are available at the Bass Concert Hall Box Office and F. Loren Winship Building Box Office.