Events
Octavia
December 06, 2017
07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Repeats:
Daily
until Dec, 09 2017
Octavia by Seneca
Octavia is a play ripped from the headlines— from the year AD 62. Attributed the Roman stoic philosopher, Seneca (which would have been extraordinary, as he himself is a character in the play), it chronicles the dissolution of the marriage between the Nero, the unstable, narcissistic emperor, and Octavia, his popular wife. Questions about the right conduct of a ruler, laments about a woman’s place in the world, and musings on the degeneration of the world commingle to make the rarely-staged Octavia a startlingly relevant document.
Thurs., November 30 – Sat., December 2 and Wed., December 6 – Sat., December 9 @ 7pm
Matinée: Sun., December 3 @ 2pm
Directed by Ken Rus Schmoll
Set & Costume Design by Marsha Ginsberg
Lighting Design by Yuki Nakase
Sound Design by Jane Shaw
General Info:
All performances take place in Todd Theatre (in Todd Union) on the University of Rochester’s River Campus
Please Note: This season’s curtain times are 7pm (evenings) and 2pm (matinees)
Ticket prices are $15 for the General Public and $12 for Seniors (65+); also $12 for UR staff, faculty, alumni
and $8 for UR students
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit our website: www.rochester.edu/theatre
Box Office telephone: (585) 275-4088
Category: Theater