Satyricon at The SF Eagle

Satyricon is a world premiere adaptation of the 1st century text by Gaius Petronius, written by Stuart Bousel and directed by Andrew Calabrese. A romantic comedy set in a crumbling empire, it follows Encolpius (Jake Gleason) and Ascyltos (Jordan Ong), two Romans whose long-term relationship is upended when they become entangled with Giton (Raymond Harris), a hustler in love with Tryphaena (Willow Hour), a Roman matron married to Lychas (David Hyman). The ensemble also features Carl Lucania and Edna Raia, with the production stage managed by Linda Huang and featuring design work by Cornelius Green, Manny Santos, and Larry Tasse. The show is a philo-sensual absurdist search for meaning in a world of distractions, complete with angry gods, shipwrecks, and sex witches.