Skip to main content
Intellect

40th annual Classical Greek Theatre Festival presents Euripides’ “Alcestis” at BYU Sept. 20

As part of the 40th annual Classical Greek Theatre Festival, Euripides’ “Alcestis” will be performed at Brigham Young University’s de Jong Concert Hall Monday, Sept. 20, at 5 p.m. A free pre-performance lecture will start at 4 p.m.

Tickets for the event are available through the Fine Arts Ticket Office, (801) 422-4322, or by visiting byuarts.com. Tickets cost $8-11.

“Alcestis” was first produced in 438 B.C. and is the oldest surviving work of Euripides. It portrays the story of Admetus and his wife Alcestis. Admetus has made a deal with Death to not die. However, he must provide another to die in his stead.

When no one else will die for Admetus, his faithful wife Alcestis steps in. The play explores the themes of virtue, sacrifice and rebirth, and teaches that "when goodness dies, all good men suffer, too."

“Euripides wrote strong female characters with major roles in his plays,” said director Hugh Hanson. “This is a story about an intelligent and good woman who does what she does because she understands what is at stake if she doesn’t. She understands what the loss of the king will do to the country and what the loss of her children’s father will have on their lives."

The play is directed by Hanson of the University of Utah’s Department of Theatre. The musical score was produced by Cathy Neff.

For more information, contact Amy Oakeson at (801) 581-6406, amy.oakeson@utah.edu.

Writer: Brandon Garrett

Related Articles

data-content-type="article"

BYU’s Marriott School earns high new global ranks for MBA program

February 18, 2025
The BYU Marriott School of Business MBA program comes in at No. 2 in the world for “Overall Satisfaction” according to newly released global MBA rankings from The Financial Times.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Air traffic control for drones: BYU engineers introduce low-cost UAV detection technology

February 10, 2025
With the exponential rise in drone activity, safely managing low-flying airspace has become a major issue. Using a network of small, low-cost radars, engineering professor Cammy Peterson and her colleagues have built an air traffic control system for drones that can effectively and accurately track anything in an identified low-altitude airspace.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Risk it or kick it? BYU research analyzes NFL coaches’ risk tolerance on fourth down

February 06, 2025
BYU study reveals how NFL coaches, including Super Bowl contenders Andy Reid and Nick Sirianni, weigh risk on fourth down.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=