Past Shows
Trojan Women: A Love Story
"Mee's
antic, frantic melange of horror and humor inspires Novick and her cohorts
to some real accomplishments. This is
a mammoth undertaking for Crowded Fire, and the group's inventiveness
is often the equal of the text's. With a Charles Mee script, that's
saying a lot."
— Joe Mader, S.F. Examiner
"The play's epic demands are a definite stretch
for Crowded Fire, but one this vibrant company seems ready to make."
— Brad Rosenstein, S.F. Bay Guardian
Trojan Women: A Love Story
by Charles L. Mee
directed by
Rebecca Novick
played June – July,
2001 at The Next Stage, in San Francisco.
"When
somebody loves you" sing the women of Troy after Billie 
Holliday, "it's
no good unless he loves you all the way." What are Billie Holliday,
Hecuba, and two soldiers from the U.S. Special Forces doing on stage
together? Taking lessons in love and revenge from Euripides. Charles
Mee's explosive collage of Euripides' Trojan Women, The Aeneid,
modern wars, musical numbers, the Kama Sutra, and etiquette lessons
is the sexiest history lesson ever written and the funniest tragedy you've
ever seen. Crowded Fire's production sings and dances its way into the
dark heart of wartime love.
Featuring: Bret Anderson, Cassie Beck, Sara Betts, Charles Blackburn,
Adam Chipkin, Stephanie Cunha, Araxi Djian*, Linda Jones, Paul Lancour,
Tony Nam, Roxana Ortega, Juliet Tanner, Marin Van Young, Wendy Wilcox,
Mollena Williams, and Darin Wilson
Musicians: Chris Greacen, Mathias Kolehmainen, Greg McCall,
and Darin Wilson
Musical Director: Darin Wilson
Choreographer: Rebecca Salzer
Scenic Design: Melpomene Katakalos
Costume Design: Jocelyn Leiser
Lighting Design: James Mulligan
Stage Manager: Brian Perkins
Assistant Stage Manager: Michael Spector