CHICAGO (CBS) -- They were relatively marginal characters Homer's "The Odyssey," but now the faithful queen Penelope and her maidens are having their story told. As the epic poem tells us, the Trojan ...

PCPA is proud to present Margaret Atwood's new stage adaptation of her own wry and witty novel, The Penelopiad, playing in the Severson Theatre, Santa Maria, tonight, March 5 - 22. Thanks to Homer's ...

In stark contrast with Helen, whose mere visage sent people bananas, the Homeric character known as Penelope was a paragon of spousal virtue and patience. But, as Book 22 of “The Odyssey” recounts, ...

Destined to spend eternity in Hades, Penelope recounts her life’s story and the murder of her twelve handmaidens by her vengeful husband Odysseus. Wit brings this powerful myth to the contemporary ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A feminist retelling of Homer's "The Odyssey" is hitting the stage now at the Goodman Theatre. Goodman Artistic Director Susan V. Booth makes her directorial debut with the opening of ...

Nightwood Theatre, devoted to plays by women, announced a 2011-2012 Toronto season that will include a world premiere, a North American premiere and a Toronto premiere, plus a festival of three ...

Margaret Atwood’s book “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which was turned into an Emmy Award-winning TV show in 2017, is set in a brutally repressive near-future patriarchy formerly known as the United States.

“The Odyssey” is a story that has been told many times, rewritten throughout history to remark on the brave and treacherous exploits of the Greek hero Odysseus. The hero’s wife, Penelope, is looked ...

Goodman Theatre’s Chicago premiere of “The Penelopiad” commences with a resounding thwack from a large sack dropping onto the stage. It is the first of several startling moments in artistic director ...

It isn’t until Act 2 of The Penelopiad that novelist Margaret Atwood starts to behave like a playwright. This makes for a boring first act and a better second. This script, which Atwood adapted from ...

- The Penelopiad at the Stanley until Nov. 20. Tickets: 604-687-1644, artsclub.com. HOW does she do it? How does petite, apple-cheeked Meg Roe transform herself so completely, so gracefully into witty ...