A Trojan Woman [Vassar’s Powerhouse Theater 2025]

Written by Sara Farrington
Directed by Meghan Finn
Featuring Drita Kabashi

Scenic Design by Christopher Swader and Justin Swader
Costume Design by Claudia Brown
Lighting Design by Brian Aldous
Compositions and Sound Design by Mike Cassedy
Developed and Produced by Stop the Wind Theatricals

Bosnia, Gaza, Mariupol — a woman with her child, alone in a devastated city, confronts the indiscriminate cruelty of war. Euripides’ The Trojan Women was the original anti-war play, first performed in Athens in 415 BCE as a searing protest against the Peloponnesian War. Now, in a taut, solo, contemporary adaptation commissioned by and first performed at the Interbalkan Festival of Ancient Greek Drama in Athens, Greece, A Trojan Woman by Sara Farrington brings this ancient cry of anguish into the present. Directed by The Tank’s award-winning Artistic Director Meghan Finn and starring international actress Drita Kabashi, this urgent production blends biting satire with a howl of grief and rage. In an age of relentless conflict, A Trojan Woman reminds us why Euripides’ masterpiece has remained vital for over two millennia.