A retelling of the Trojan War just before it started, asking the question, was there ever a moment that this tragedy could have been avoided? Or are the wheels of fate goverened by too many forces to stop this war from happening? The lead character Hector works the whole play to convince the senators, his family, Helen, and the entire populace of Troy that they cannot afford another war. Then the greek landing party gets to the gates and treaty looks at hand but will the want for war win out? It’s one of those tipping points of history that perhaps is not governed by the choice of man alone.
I worked closely with the composer William Lowe to realize this play and together we focused on how can the pitch or frequency of a sound influence the mood of the play. What happens when the audience feels the bass rumble from their feet? Does a high pitch trumpet automatically call us to action or do we still have agency? Do we still have a choice?