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Talking about PHÈDRE at Yale School of Drama

Christopher Mirto (Director) and Brenna Palughi (who plays Phedre) talk about the Racine's play and the upcoming production at Yale School of Drama. Yale School of Drama 2009-10 SEASON PHÈDRE By Jean Racine Translated by Ted Hughes Directed by Christopher Mirto Oct 27 31 Tuesday through Saturday 8pm Saturday Matinee 2pm University Theatre, 222 York Street In Phèdre, Jean Racine's 17th-century fairy tale for fools, the gods wield love as a weapon, using it to turn the world upside down. To ravish it. Queen Phèdre, dying from an uncontrollable love for her stepson Hippolytus, savagely wages war against herself and her own fate. Politics and passions, the mind and the body contaminate each other as a cursed family struggles to navigate a labyrinth of dangerous secrets and unspoken desires. When love unleashes the monster within, is there any hope of salvation? Tickets start at $10! Reserve Now Drama.yale.edu 203-432-1234

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