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Penelope

June 20 - 28, 2025

This 70 minute production is presented without an intermission

Music and Lyrics by Alex Bechtel
Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean, and Eva Steinmetz

Many of us are familiar with The Odyssey, the epic poem composed around the 8th century BC and telling the story of  Odysseus as he works his way home to Ithaca after fighting in the Trojan War.  His journey takes ten years — the same amount of time the war lasted. This means that Penelope, Odysseus’ wife, has waited twenty years for his return.  This untold story is brought to life in Penelope, with Christine Wade as one woman behind a piano, as we are given a snapshot into her final days of waiting for her husband. It is a musical love letter to all those who wait: For someone they love. For something they believe in. And hope that the wait will end well.

"Abundant in grace, intelligence, and talent."

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Friday, June 20th at 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 21st at 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 22nd at 2:30 PM
Monday, June 23rd at 7:30 PM
Thursday, June 26th at 7:30 PM
Friday, June 27th at 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 28th at 7:30 PM

Video by Fitzgerald Films

Photos by Jolie Morehouse Olson

Cast and crew

Christine Wade as Penelope

Rae Wasson as Athena and on cello

Mary Alice Hutton on violin

Joshua Dieringer on viola

Harrison Wade on piano

Erik Schee on drums

Directed by Rachel Brady

Stage Management by Laina Grendle

Lighting Designed by Laina Grendle

Sound Engineering by Andrea Johnson

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