Center Stage Jackson's 'THE ILLIAD, THE ODYSSEY AND ALL OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY' Begins Tonight

Center Stage Jackson, in partnership with Jackson Public Schools, is pleased to announce the second main stage show of its fifteenth season with the comedy romp "The Iliad, The Odyssey and All of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less" written by Jay Hopkins and John Hunter. The show will be performed this weekend, February 20-22, and February 27-March 1, 2015 in the Kiesel Auditorium at the Middle School at Parkside, 2400 4th Street in Jackson. Curtain times are 8:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday performances, 3:00 p.m. on Sundays.

Tickets may be purchased at the door or at the Center Stage Jackson website www.centerstagejackson.org. General Admission: $10 adults & $8 students, seniors and groups of 10 or more.

On a simple stage, with the clock ticking in front of everyone's eyes, the cast speeds through all of Greek Mythology. It is funny, updated and made easy to understand. The Gods walk the Red Carpet. The Creation of Mankind is a botched subcontractors job. Man and Pandora try settling down despite an ominous wedding gift. Love stories are a dating show and the Greek Tragedies are sports highlights! And don't forget the two greatest stories ever told, The Iliad and The Odyssey. Kidnap Helen of Troy and you've got a 10 year slap-fight of epic proportions with pouty Achilles, war-hungry Agamemnon, and clever Odysseus, destined to wander the seas for 10 more years fighting giants, seductresses and the Gods themselves. All the silly decisions, the absurd destinies, and the goofy characters are presented lightning-bolt fast with hysterical results as the clock is stopped with only seconds to spare.

The cast includes: Phil Kolis, Steven Owsley, Mark Sanders, Sarah Sanders, HannahTritten, Joshua Judd, Amanda Gregurich, Joseph Gerring and Juli Cram, all in a variety of roles.

The Artistic Director is Bruce Crews with Technical Director Preston Judd.