Hecuba — NY Classical Theatre

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HECUBA by Amanda L. Andrei

Featuring
Angel Desai*, Bella Villanueva, Marielle Young*, Karmine Alers*, David Shih*, Triney Sandoval*, Kevin Cristaldi*, Julian Remulla*

Inspired by Euripides’ Hecuba and the American eugenics movement, this surreal drama set in Los Angeles focuses on a Philippine-born baker and mother, Hecuba, as she struggles to remember and reconcile with the past violence done to her and her children – who may or not be imaginary, but are very real. In an alternate thread of reality, her children – activist Cassandra and scholar Polyxena – clash over Polyxena’s unexpected/unwanted pregnancy. All the women orbit the question: How do I obtain justice for my body in an unjust world?