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The lovesick Trojan prince Troilus is so consumed by his infatuation with Cressida that he refuses to fight in the endless Trojan war with the Greeks, lamenting his woes to Cressida’s uncle, Pandarus, who serves as the go-between for the lovers. Aeneas arrives with news that Troilus’s brother, Paris, has been wounded by Menalaeus in battle, persuading Troilus to rejoin the fight. Inside the Trojan Citadel, Cressida gets the gossip from her friend Alexandra before Pandarus arrives to sing Troilus’s praises. Together, Pandarus and Cressida watch the Trojan warriors return from battle. Pandarus keeps heaping praise on Troilus as Cressida remains aloof, but once alone, she confesses she’s only playing “hard to get” in order to keep Troilus interested. Meanwhile, in the Greek encampment outside Troy, the Generals Agamemnon, Nestor and Ulysses lament that the war has dragged on for years without victory. Ulysses blames it on a breakdown of hierarchy and order brought on by Achilles’ mocking their leadership, whipping the Greeks into a frenzy of anger and frustration.
The PLAY ON PODCAST SERIES, “TROILUS AND CRESSIDA”, was written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE and translated into modern English verse by LILLIAN GROAG. All episodes were directed by KIM MARTIN COTTON. Radio play by CATHERINE EATON.
Executive Producer: MICHAEL GOODFRIEND
This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA AGREEMENT.
The cast is as follows:
BENJAMIN BONENFANT as TROILUS
AWNI ABDI-BAHRI as CRESSIDA
JAMES UDOM as ACHILLES
GEOFFREY ALLEN MURPHY as AJAX
STEVEN RATTAZZI as PANDARUS and MENELAUS
DAISUKE TSUJI as THERSITES
ANNA SUNDBERG as ALEXANDRA, CASSANDRA and HELEN
NOAH KEYISHIAN as AENEAS, MARGARELON and HELENUS
ROB NAGLE as AGAMEMNON
LISA WOLPE as ULYSSES
WAYNE T. CARR as HECTOR and CALCHAS
EDWARD GERO as NESTOR and PRIAM
EDDIE LOPEZ as PATROCLUS and PARIS
JOHNNY WU as DIOMEDES
KIM MARTIN COTTON as ANDROMOCHE
Casting by THE TELSEY OFFICE: KARYN CASL, CSA.
Voice and Text Coach: JULIE FOH
Original Music Composition, Mix and Sound Design by LINDSAY JONES. Sound engineering and mixing by SADAHARU YAGI. Mix Engineer and Dialogue Editor: LARRY WALSH. Podcast Mastering by GREG CORTEZ at New Monkey Studio. Coordinating Producer: TRANSCEND STREAMING (KYRA BOWIE and LEANNA KEYES).
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