A Trojan Woman
June 3-7, 2026
Written by Sara Farrington
Directed by Meghan Finn
Featuring Madelyn Robinson and India Shea
Alan Page Auditorium | Mixed Blood Theatre
This one-woman contemporary adaptation of Euripides’ The Trojan Women, launches a Sanctuary City Tour at Mixed Blood for a special one-week engagement!
A Trojan Woman brings an ancient story into the heart of today’s headlines. Set in the aftermath of war, a woman and her child find themselves alone in a ruined city, echoing the sorrow and devastation of the women of Troy after the city’s fall to the Greeks in the Trojan War. The play follows her journey as she steps into the voices of ten different characters — each one telling a story of loss and survival. At its core, it’s a mother’s grief that shows the lasting cost of war.
“A Trojan Woman is the original political protest. The Euripides version is the one play in the canon that needs no updating. With every day that passes in this unhinged new America, with every new war we are dragged into against our will, with every graphic act of violence against civilians we watch on TV, with every fresh blow against our human rights, I see The Trojan Women — the symbols, politics, patterns, obfuscation, excuses, the generations of pain we inflict upon each other — our own species — is in both this ancient work and the local news in 2026. This play is a mirror.”– Director Sara Farrington
“It’s a powerful story to tell — the first anti-war play retold through the eyes of a contemporary writer. A Trojan Woman grapples with and ultimately confronts the indiscriminate cruelty of war. It is the original anti-war play!”
—Stop the Wind Producer Carol Ostrow
The play was commissioned by The Balkan Festiva of Ancient Greek Drama and premiered in Athens. The play was further developed at Vassar College’s Powerhouse Theater and Luna Stage in New Jersey and played at the King’s Head Theatre in London.
