Pericles Watch Parties
Join us for a hosted watch party!
One more watch party left on Zoom for playgoers to view all the previous episodes in one viewing! The final watch party takes place Saturday,
August 28 at 7 pm. It will be hosted by Artistic Director Rebecca J. Ennals (and special guests) and features live commentary and Q&A.
Register now for the watch party!
Episode 1: “The sails are filled, the seas are met” begins in Antioch where a young Prince Pericles has arrived to woo the daughter of King Antiochus; but, when Pericles discovers Antiochus’s secret evil, he flees for his life returning home to Tyre where his loyal counselor urges him back to sea again to elude the wrath of Antiochus. Pericles anchors at Tarsus where he earns the love of the people for saving them from drought and famine. Pericles puts to sea again where his ship and crew are destroyed by storm. / Directed by Rebecca J. Ennals
Episode 2: “In you lives my hope” Pericles washes up on the shores of Pentapolis and is restored by fisherfolk who inform him of a nearby tournament for the hand of Thaisa, daughter of the local king Simonides. Pericles competes and wins the competition and the love of Thaisa. / Directed by Carla Pantoja
Episode 3: “The storm without, the storm within” The couple set out for Tyre, but Thaisa dies at sea while giving birth to a baby girl, Marina. Pericles survives the storm and sails to Tarsus where he entrusts his newborn to his old allies, the rulers of Tarsus before returning to the sea. In the court of Tarsus, Marina grows into a paragon of beauty and grace. Jealous for her biological daughter, Marina’s foster mother seeks her death, but before Marina can be assassinated she is kidnapped by pirates and carried off to sea. / Directed by Elizabeth Carter