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Ion

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 5m, 2any gender (adult)

Euripides , David Lan

Ion
by Euripides, in a new version by David Lan

In Euripides' enchanting play, the young hero, Ion— a foundling engaged to keep the Temple of Apollo tidy— meets the Queen of Athens. The two strike up an instant rapport. She tells him of a "friend" who was seduced by Apollo and gave birth to a chil…

Ion

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 5m, 2any gender (adult)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Period, Docudrama/Historic

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Summary
In Euripides' enchanting play, the young hero, Ion— a foundling engaged to keep the Temple of Apollo tidy— meets the Queen of Athens. The two strike up an instant rapport. She tells him of a "friend" who was seduced by Apollo and gave birth to a child whom she abandoned ... After a series of surprising and disturbing twists, mother and son are reunited and the'story is resolved in a manner which foreshadows a new genre of European drama: the family romance.
Cast Attributes
M6 F2, or M5 F3 plus a Female chorus
  • Time Period Ancient
  • Setting The Temple of Apollo

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Euripides

Euripides

Euripides (c. 480 – c. 406 BC) was a tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose full plays have survived. Of the more than 90 plays attributed to Euripides, 18 are extant in full: Alcestis, Medea, ...
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