Ήλιε Απόλλων… Εσύ ο Πλησίον μου, εσύ ο θεός μου…
Caitlyn played Iocasta in an explorative multi-lingual production of Oedipus with the National Theatre of Greece as part of their annual International Ancient Drama Workshop in Epidaurus, Greece in July 2024. This project fulfilled a lifelong dream of hers to study Ancient Greek Theatre in its authentic setting. She had the privilege to learn the piece in both English and Greek, immersing herself in her ancestral roots.
The National Theatre of Greece held its 7th International Ancient Drama Workshop from 2 to 16 July in Lygourio, Argolis. This year's Workshop, took place for a second year in partnership with the Municipality of Epidaurus, run by the director and actor Argyris Xafis together with choreographer Cecile Mikroutsikou and the musician Yorgos Karoumpalos. The academic head was Dr. Irene Moundraki.
The Workshop focused on the example of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, what Aristotle called a “perfect example of ancient tragedy”, on the myth, and on the unique way in which it connects the personal with the public and the political. It will explore issues that concern us on both the personal and the political level, including the repression of guilt, the erasure of the individual and collective past, and the way in which society creates myths only to destroy them in order to survive itself.