The Greek Plays 2: Ajax Iraq, Kissing Floor, Penelope, Mercury's Footpath, and Oresteia

Ellen McLaughlin returns with a new collection of adaptations and modern reimaginings of classic Greek tragedies. Drawing on works by Sophocles, Homer, Aeschylus and more, these plays breathe fresh life into timeless questions and conflicts that still feel startlingly relevant today: Can civilization survive humanity’s basest instincts? What do we do about the human compulsion toward violence? Are we irreversibly transformed by the trauma of war and political strife, or is there a chance we can recover a part of our former selves? This collection includes the plays (from Sophocles), (Sophocles) (Homer) (Euripides) and (based on Aeschylus’ trilogy , and ).