Hecuba is called "the queen of sorrow." Euripides' Hecuba, set three days after the end of the Trojan War, follows the former queen of Troy on her worst day, during which she has much to lament. Friendly Fire presents a rare revival of this ancient Greek tragedy, starring renowned voice teacher Kristin Linklater in the title role. Unfortunately, while the play itself is packed with powerful emotions, the production is unlikely to move its audience.

The wife of Priam, King of Troy, Hecuba bore her husband 50 children. By war's end, only three were still living: Cassandra, the mad prophetess taken by Agamemnon (Mike Genovese) as his mistress; Polydorus (Lucas Blondheim), her youngest son, sen[...]