AN ILIAD
by Lisa Peterson & Denis O’Hare
Based on Homer’s The Iliad, translated by Robert Fagles
Performed by Bill Harley
(LIMITED ENGAGEMENT November 7-24)

A modern-day retelling of Homer’s classic. Poetry and humor, the ancient tale of the Trojan War and the modern world collide in this captivating theatrical experience. The setting is simple: the empty theater. The time is now: the present moment. The lone figure onstage is a storyteller—possibly Homer, possibly one of the many bards who followed in his footsteps. He is fated to tell this story throughout history.

Burbage is thrilled to welcome two-time Grammy Award Winner, and acclaimed author/storyteller/musician and Rhode
Island resident Bill Harley, for what promises to be a one-of-a-kind rendition of an endlessly relevant play, performed by a true master of storytelling.

Winner of the 2012 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show.

“Spellbinding...Smartly conceived and impressively executed, AN ILIAD relates an age-old story that resonates with tragic meaning today...As he talks about ruined civilizations and how blind rage can overwhelm people whether they are on a battlefield or merely cut off by a car on the highway, the poet asks viewers, 'Do you see?' Indeed we do.”
—The New York Times

“AN ILIAD is pure theater: shocking, glorious, primal and deeply satisfying.”
—Time Out New York

“Explosive, altogether breathtaking...Brilliantly meshes past and present calamity, with touches of the most caustic dark humor suddenly shifting into unimaginable pathos.”
— Chicago Sun-Times

“100 intelligent, emotional minutes.”
— Huffington Post

“A brilliant and thrilling adaptation.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer