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Beowulf (and the Bard)
By Vidas Barzdukas and Christopher R. Bartlett
Performances – February 17-20, 2022
February 17th: 10AM & 5:30PM
February 18th: 10AM & 5:30PM
February 19th: 2:00PM & 5:30PM
February 20th: 2:00PM
Beowulf (and the Bard) is a fun, frenetic and freewheeling farce that updates the Old English poem about the warrior Beowulf, who must rescue the mead hall from a hideous ogre (and his even more hideous mother). Told through the eyes of the epic’s writer—a character known simply as “the bard”—the comedy’s events unfold much differently than the familiar story passed down through the ages. In reality, Beowulf is an out-of-shape prince hoping to fulfill the heroic code, while the bard is a desperate poet struggling with a nasty case of writer’s block. This retelling also introduces a new female character: the bloodthirsty warrior princess Gunborg, whose quest to reach her heroic destiny is ignored by her overprotective father, the king. Beowulf (and the Bard) is a comedy about friendship, duty and what it means to be a hero.
Time period: Sometime between 975 and 1025
Settings of play: Denmark
Run-time: 90 min, no intermission.
Type of Play: Comedy
Suggested rating: PG – recommended for grades 2nd & up, but all audiences may enjoy.
Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois, and by support from our very special Theatre School donors!
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