The Greek Cultural Center in Astoria will present Aristophanes’ great comedy “The Frogs” premiering on October 26th 2007 at the Cultural Center. The play is directed by Magdalena Zira, with English supertitles.

The dominant theme of the play is the theatre’s potential to find solutions to the chaos of our civic ethics. Aristophanes’ proposition is to save the city through theatrical art and is still pertinent today. In the play Dionysus’ quest for a better theater and his disappointment with the state of intellectual life in Athens, leads him through a world of magic and ritual, with elements of the Eleusinian Mysteries, to realizing his own potential as god of theater and to choosing the right playwright to save Athens. The unexpected, the satirical, the inexplicable, the absurd, are the ingredients of this world of Aristophanes’ “Frogs.”

This production is based on a strong, versatile and collaborative ensemble of nine actors who will create and interpret all roles. The director’s inspiration for this concept comes from the play itself: the play asks profound questions about theatricality and transformation: the stage is seen as a place where the true nature and value of things is revealed.

Magdalena Zira has been working professionally in theater in NY, California and Greece. Original choreography is by Irina Costantine Poulos. Original Music: Giorgos Kolias. Costume Design: Meg Zeger. Vocal Coach: Christos Alexandrou. Lighting Design: Timothy Cryan.

Actors in alphabetical order: Evangelos Alexiou, Petros Christoforides, Yiorgos Kakouris, Marika Kasma, Alexandros Malaos, Diodoros Pagoudis, Areti Palouki, Marina Smargiannakis, Andreas Tselepos.

Performances every Friday and Saturday @ 8pm and Sundays @ 7pm. The Greek Cultural Center is located at
27-18 Hoyt Ave South, Astoria, New York.

Tickets: $20 General Admission/ $15 Students-Seniors-Children
For more information and reservations contact 718-726-7329 or reservations@greekculturalcenter.org