TROJAN GIRLS & THE OUTHOUSE OF ATREUS

An Immersive Theatre Experience from Outside the March and Factory Theatre, in association with Neworld Theatre August 3 – 28, 2022 The Premiere of TROJAN GIRLS & THE OUTHOUSE OF ATREUS by Gillian Clark, directed by Mitchell Cushman. Unfolding simultaneously in both Factory’s Studio Theatre and Courtyard, Trojan Girls is an epic exploration of generational inheritance in the age of Climate Emergency, inspired as much by Greek mythology as it is by the movie GREASE. Welcome to New Troy, Canada, August 2009. The night of the annual Duck n’ Swing dance. Odysseus hatches a death-defying Prom-posal, Nestra and King Memnon rendezvous in the Outhouse for some old Summer Lovin’, and Cassandra feasts on raw hot dogs while sooth-sayin’ the world’s destruction. An epic exploration of inheritance in the age of Climate Emergency, with two plays performed simultaneously by the same ensemble. Half the audience gathers outdoors around the campfire, and half cuts a rug in the dance hall, while the actors race back-and-forth—inhabiting both the teenagers of New Troy and their middle-aged parents. At intermission audiences switch spaces to experience the other side of the story, as the stakes of the 50/50 raffle continue to climb. It’s going to be Elektra-fying! Trojan Girls & The Outhouse of Atreus has been developed with support from the NAC National Creation Fund and is based on Clark’s play The Ruins, developed by Two Planks and a Passion.