The Martyrdom of the holy virgins agape, chionia, and irena by hrotsvitha the nun of gandersheim, as told throughout the last millennium by the men, women, scholars, monastics, puppets, and theater companies (like this one) who loved her. Or: DULCITIUS.
produced by Two Headed Rep at 59E59, January 18-February 5, 2022
New text by Amanda Keating
Translation by Lizzie Fox
scenic design: Cate McCrea
costume design: Nicole Slaven
lighting design: Cheyenne Sykes
sound design: Margaret Montagna
puppet/prop design: Liz Oakley
THE MARTYRDOM asks: how do you solve a problem like Hrotsvitha? More specifically, how do we solve her 10th century comedy about three Christian virgins who triumph over the Devil by accepting their violent, corporeal deaths as a shortcut to eternal happiness with their Celestial Bridegroom? This raucous adaptation is a road trip through the last millennium with the people (and puppets) who have asked themselves this same question - in hopes that someone else might have the answer.
featuring: Lizzie Fox, Halima Henderson, Layla Khoshnoudi, and Emma Ramos
photos by Ashley Garrett from 59E59