Dionysus, God of Theater, has returned to his home to get some respect – or burn the whole place down trying! His fascist cousin, Pentheus is ready for a fight!  It’s a family feud in the House of Cadmus and it’s not going to end well.  This SIUE original adaptation is a provocative mashup of humor, horror, politics, and pop culture, exploring the limits of human wisdom and our never-ending headlong rush into the tragic. 

      Based on THE BACCHAE by Euripides, Chuck Harper, director and co-adapter, along with Eric Ruckh, co-adapter, has taken the classic tragedy to new heights and perhaps, new lows, in their exploration of the human condition and its connection to the ethereal and sublime. A special thank you to Professor Eric Ruckh, the University Honors Program,  and all the students of HON320a: “Thinking Tragically.”