Prometheus Bound
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Mar 21, 2007
Closed Apr 14, 2007
Opened Mar 21, 2007
Closed Apr 14, 2007
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Prometheus Bound is one of the most powerful dramas in the Western canon. First staged by Aeschylus in Athens in the early 5th century B.C., this classic tragedy examines the elemental concepts of crime, punishment, power, and redemption.
Set high in the Caucasus at the ends of the earth, Prometheus is chained to a rock with a bolt through his chest. Zeus has punished Prometheus, a defiant god with the gift of foresight, for giving the gift of fire to mortals and refusing to divulge a powerful secret - the name of one who would someday overthrow Zeus.
Prometheus is a powerful symbol of the unbreakable spirit of the individual, defiant against the forces of tyranny.
The production stars David Oyelowo.
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It's not very likely that when Aeschylus devised Prometheus Bound in the early fifth century B.C., he had a Christ allegory in mind. There are, however, several jaw-dropping similarities between Jesus' suffering on the cross and Prometheus' being chained to a rock for stealing fire from the gods to benefit humankind. A director with any imagination can easily underline the connections, and this is exactly what's been done by James Kerr, who directed (and translated) this revival of the classic Greek tragedy, first presented at London's Sound Theatre in 2005 and imported now by the Aquila Theatre Company in association with Classic Stage Company. The result is an often astonishingly strong [...]