The Bakkhai (The Bacchae)

Thursday, April 11 at 7 pm
Friday, April 12 at 7 pm
Saturday, April 13 at 7 pm
Sunday, April 14 at 2 and 7 pm
Tickets: $15; Free for the Bard students (reservations via the Box Office) 

April 13: A post-performance conversation with Ned Moore and Lileana Blain-Cruz, moderated by Thomas Bartscherer. Free and open to the public.

April 14: A post-performance panel discussion (after the matinee) with four eminent classicists: Helene Foley (Barnard College), Rachel Kitzinger (Vassar), Daniel Mendelsohn (Bard College) and Emily Wilson (University of Pennsylvania). Free and open to the public.

Directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz
Translated by Ned Moore ’13

The god Dionysus returns to Thebes to prove his divinity and punish the city's unbelievers. This student production is presented in partnership with Bard's Classical Studies Program.