Comments on: Argonautika http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/01/22/argonautika/ DC's Liveliest Theatre Website Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:07:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Tim Treanor http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/01/22/argonautika/#comment-2714 Tim Treanor Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:26:13 +0000 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/01/22/argonautika/#comment-2714 To Rodney: I concluded that the Jason legend preceded the Iliad because the Iliad makes references to Jason's adventures, whereas the Jason legend does not refer to the events in the Iliad. It's not infallible, but it's a pretty good indication that Jason came first. To Rodney: I concluded that the Jason legend preceded the Iliad because the Iliad makes references to Jason’s adventures, whereas the Jason legend does not refer to the events in the Iliad. It’s not infallible, but it’s a pretty good indication that Jason came first.

]]> By: U. Gino Kneel http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/01/22/argonautika/#comment-2710 U. Gino Kneel Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:17:05 +0000 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/01/22/argonautika/#comment-2710 I attended last night's opening. Argonautika is simply superb, and I'm very difficult to please. I did find that Act I paced its storyline very leisurely compared to Act II, which seemed like the edited highlights of a much longer work, cramming capturing the fleece, courting Medea, the arduous return journey, Medea's meltdown and its aftermath into an hour. Watching this play however, I couldn't help reflect how a certain other major DC theatre dedicated to new American plays keeps getting beaten to the punch by the likes of Studio, Round House, Signature, and now even a classical company like the Shakespeare. It's sad to watch such a historically significant theatre slide further into irrelevancy. Yet somehow they manage to fluff their Boardmembers, corporate sponsors and major donors for a $120M dome. Nice trick. I attended last night’s opening. Argonautika is simply superb, and I’m very difficult to please. I did find that Act I paced its storyline very leisurely compared to Act II, which seemed like the edited highlights of a much longer work, cramming capturing the fleece, courting Medea, the arduous return journey, Medea’s meltdown and its aftermath into an hour.

Watching this play however, I couldn’t help reflect how a certain other major DC theatre dedicated to new American plays keeps getting beaten to the punch by the likes of Studio, Round House, Signature, and now even a classical company like the Shakespeare. It’s sad to watch such a historically significant theatre slide further into irrelevancy. Yet somehow they manage to fluff their Boardmembers, corporate sponsors and major donors for a $120M dome. Nice trick.

]]> By: Rodney http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/01/22/argonautika/#comment-2708 Rodney Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:49:23 +0000 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/01/22/argonautika/#comment-2708 So, how do you date this story to before The Iliad, especially considering that all these stories were oral histories long before they were written down? So, how do you date this story to before The Iliad, especially considering that all these stories were oral histories long before they were written down?

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