Zeus in Therapy at The Long Center

Dates: (8/16/2013 - 8/25/2013 )

Theatre:

The Long Center

701 W. Riverside Drive
Austin,TX TX 78704

Buy Tickets

Phone: (512) 474-5664

Tickets: $24.50

SUBMIT UPDATES

Photos Videos Discount

Cast Creative Edit

A long-time Austin resident, Parker was an improvisational jazz trombonist, a renowned translator of ancient comedy, and a professor of classics and creativity at The University of Texas at Austin. He is best known for his work in Greek and Roman comedy, particularly his translations of Lysistrata, which has had over two hundred productions, and The Congresswomen, which was among the Finalists for The National Book Award in the category of Translation in 1968.

In 1979, he began writing Zeus in Therapy, a cycle of 52 poems which imagines Zeus on the therapist’s couch. In Tutto’s adaptation, a diverse ensemble of eleven performers embody 45 different characters including several versions of the King of the Gods. Beginning with the classic image of therapy: therapist in chair, patient on couch, the play expands as Zeus’ fracturing mind becomes a multitude of bodies and voices. As Parker’s words reverberate, and as actors perform the various travails of his life, we come to understand that Zeus, just like the rest of us, is overwhelmed by expectations. After all, how can you Be Yourself, when You are Everything?

Cast and Creative team for Zeus in Therapy at The Long Center

Karen Alvarado, John Austin, Suzanne Balling, Joe Hartman, Court Hoang, Chris Humphrey, Annamarie Kasper, Julie Linnard, Nathan Osburn, Mario Ramirez and Justin Scalise; with Scenic Design by Justin Cox; Lighting Design by Natalie George; Costume and Hair & Make-Up Design by Austin M. Rausch; Sound Design by Blake Addyson; Choreography by Lynn Raridon; Video Design by Kakii Keenan; and Music by Court Hoang & Chris Humphrey.

More Local Shows

Add a Austin Show Listing

Videos

View all Videos

AUSTIN SHOWS


		Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Gaslight Baker Theatre (4/26 - 5/11)
		Proyecto Teatro The VORTEX (5/25 - 6/8)
		Charlie's Golden Girls La Fenice (5/10 - 5/25)
		Every Brilliant Thing Austin Playhouse (4/26 - 5/19)
		Maebell’s Suitcase The VORTEX (6/14 - 6/29)
		Doubt: A Parable Wimberley Players (4/26 - 5/19)
		Overheard on a Train Cheerful Secrets (4/6 - 5/25)
		Chronicles of a Black Deaf Blind Girl STERLING STAGE AUSTIN (5/30 - 6/2)
VIEW SHOWS ADD A SHOW


News on your favorite shows, specials & more!