Much to my regret, I did not make the opening weekend at Yuba College Theatre of "The Persians," a highly-regarded new translation of Aeschylus's classic Greek play about war and its consequences. It ...

In an era where U.S. troops are fighting in the Middle East, nothing is more timely than a play written centuries ago. That play is "The Persians," the latest production at Yuba College. The play ...

Erin Gann as Xerxes and Helen Carey as Atossa in the Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of Aeschylus' "The Persians," a new version by Ellen McLaughlin, directed by Ethan McSweeny. Photo by ...

Christos Loulis as King Xerxes in The Persians. Greek actress Lydia Koniordou directs and stars in The Persians. You could say that The Persians, which was written in 472 BC, was the first docudrama.

The first anti-war play in recorded history, reimagined by Robert Auletta to mirror the American Shock and Awe invasion of Iraq. The empire has fallen. The Persian king is missing. A queen waits for ...

Ellen McLaughlin’s adaptation of the earliest surviving play in Western literature, The Persians by Aeschylus, will be presented by DIJO Productions and Virtual Theatre Company at the Victoria Hall ...