Lear deBessonet conceived and directed the community-based Public WorksĂ‚Â musical adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey at The Public Theater. Inspired by the historical pageantry movement of the early 1900s"known for blending mass spectacle with community engagement"this latest work in deBessonet and Todd Almond's three-part cycle reimagines the Greek epic. Man-eating Cyclops, a sorceress that turns sailors to beasts, …
SOURCE: WNYC at 08:16PM on August 28, 2015