Phedre
Phedre by Jean Racine
Translated by Ted Hughes
Directed by Monica Payne
Scenic Design – Monica Payne
Costume Design – Jodi Gage and Monica Payne
Lighting Design – Mark Bailey
Original Music/Live Cello – Jordan Boucicaut
Produced by the Point Park Graduate Program in Acting (2014)
Director’s Note
Phedre is the tragic story of a queen and her unrequited love for her stepson. Unbalanced by the Goddess Venus and spurned by the young man, Phedre’s pursuit of Hippolytus forces her mind and the family itself into a downward spiral, from which there is no return.
