This drama, set in Ancient Greece, was written by a Victorian lawyer who was a close friend of Charles Dickens. When collected into book format, “The Pickwick Papers” was dedicated to him. As a Member of Parliament, Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd introduced legislation protecting the copyrights of authors. This play was originally printed only to be read as poetry. However, it attracted the attention of William Macready, who mounted a successful production of it at Covent Garden in 1836. The drama became a much bigger hit a few years later, though, when it was revived with actress Ellen Terry taking over the part of the tragic hero, Ion. Charlotte Cushman and other leading ladies of the day took advantage of the craze for “breeches roles” and donned togas to play this doomed young Grecian noble.
(Summary by Kelly S. Taylor)
Cast List
Ion
Kelly S. Taylor
Adrastus
Tomas Peter
Medon
Alan Mapstone
Ctesiphon
ToddHW
Cassander
Greg Giordano
Agenor
Wayne Cooke
Cleon
Will Forbis
Phocion
Andrew Latheron
Timocles
Phil Schempf
Crythes
James R. Hedrick
First Soldier
Jake Malizia
Second Soldier
Jim Locke
Irus
Joanna Michal Hoyt
Clemanthe
Jenn Broda
Abra
Wendy Katz Hiller
Stage Directions
Larry Wilson
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