Hot Nights for the War Wives of Ithaka
Hot Nights for the War Wives of Ithaka
By Christopher Buehlman
Co-directed by Christen Hailey and Chris Holcom
Mar. 8 – 25, 2012
Thu. – Sat. 8pm, Sun. 4pm
Tickets: $24.50
Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center for the Performing Arts
What It's About
Hot Nights for the War Wives of Ithaka is the story of the chaos that ensues when Aphrodite, goddess of love, and Pan, goat-legged god of shagging everything, descend on the island of Ithaka to seek revenge for the fall of Troy.
Before the night is over, Pan is defiled by an old woman, the suitors to Penelope suffer an unutterable act of humiliation, and Odysseus, King of Ithaka, returns from the war to find that his child-bride has become a woman to be reckoned with.
An ingenious mix of highbrow and lowbrow humor, who could have guessed in school that The Odyssey could be so much funny? Fill your wine glass, nail down your livestock, and prepare to laugh really hard.
Cast & Crew
- Christen Hailey – Co-Director
- Chris Holcom – Co-Director
- Jaime Giangrande-Holcom – Stage Manager
Cast
- Ricky Cona – Telemakos
- Slake Counts – Eurymakos/Xanthe
- Jason Evans – Pan
- Michael C. McGreevy – Odysseus
- Spencer Meyers – Amphinomous/Gryta
- Andresia Moseley – Aphrodite
- Roz Potenza – Penelope
- Owen Robertson – Antinoos/Melantho
- Francine Wolf – Eurykleia
Crew
- Bridgette Dreher – Costume Designer
- Shaun Hailey – Sound Designer
- Greg Newcomb – Poster Artist
- Brian M. Smallheer – Scenic/Lighting Designer
Patron Reviews
Hot Nights was hilarious and fun. Hope many more folks get to see it. I know I will be talking it up to everyone. Many kudos to your cast! – Lauren Adriaansen
This is MUST SEE show!!!!! – Joey Weeks
Great show guys. Soo much fun 🙂 – Justin Lore