Bare Boned Theatre Mainstage

Bare Boned Theatre is proud to announce the world premiere of
The Hecubae!

Playwrights Rebekah Walendzak and Jeffrey Bouthiette have created a wholly new
narrative uniting Euripides’ classic tragedy Hecuba with a modern day refugee camp. The
production will debut on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at the West Stage of the Raven
Theatre Complex (6157 North Clark Street). Director Jeffrey Bouthiette and an ensemble
of seven women explore the question, “What remains after war?” Their narrative weaves
the setting and style of Euripides’ tale with stories of contemporary refugees to parallel
and illustrate the plight of women prisoners of war across history. Utilizing
improvisational techniques and dramaturgical research from current refugee situations,
the playwrights have collaborated with the cast of The Hecubae to develop an original
theatrical work.