New York Euripides Summer Festival
| Location | New York City |
|---|---|
| Established | 2009 |
| Disestablished | 2023 |
| Website | americanthymeletheatre |
The New York Euripides Summer Festival was an annual event in New York City that featured free performances of plays by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides. The festival was produced by American Thymele Theatre and ran from 2009 to 2023.[1][2]
History
The festival was founded in 2009 by American Thymele Theatre (ATT), a touring company established in 1993 to promote Greek culture through free public theater.[1][2][3][4][5]
The goal of the festival was to present all of Euripides’ surviving plays in chronological order.[1]
The productions were staged at various outdoor stages and off-Broadway venues across New York City, such as East River Park Amphitheater and the Naumburg Bandshell, as well as theaters such as the AMT Theater, Actors’ Temple Theatre, the Marilyn Monroe Theater, the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater, and Minor Latham Playhouse, among others.[1][2][5]
Productions
The New York Euripides Summer Festival presented Euripides’ surviving plays in the order they were composed, starting with Rhesus in 2009, followed by Alcestis (2010), Medea (2011), Children of Hercules (2012), Hippolytus (2013), Andromache (2014), and Hecuba (2015).[1][2][3][5]
In 2016, the festival staged the satyr play Cyclops. The Madness of Hercules was presented in 2017 in a contemporary staging. This was followed by Suppliants (2018), Iphigenia among the Taurians and Daughters of Troy (2019).[1][2][4][6][7]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival produced digital versions of Helen and Electra in 2020, Phoenician Maidens and Iphigenia at Aulis in 2021, and Ion and Orestes in 2022, presented through Telephilms.[6][7][8][9] In 2023, the festival returned to live, off-Broadway performances with its final production of Bacchae.[1][2]
Organization
The New York Euripides Summer Festival was created by American Thymele Theatre. ATT founder Stephen Diacrussi appeared in 5 of the 19 productions and directed 5 of them.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Zachariadi, Eirini (2023-12-31). "American Thymele Theatre's Historic 30th Anniversary". The National Herald. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rabinowitz, Chloe (2023-06-27). "Photos: First Look at New York Euripides Summer Festival's BACCHAE". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- 1 2 Desker, BWW News. "American Thymele Theatre to Present Euripides' ANDROMACHE, 7/28-8/2". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- 1 2 admin (2017-07-25). "New York Euripides Summer Festival - The Madness of Hercules". The National Herald. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- 1 2 3 Desker, BWW News. "American Thymele Theatre's CHILDREN OF HERCULES Plays for Free in Venues Around NYC, Now thru 8/11". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- 1 2 Cristi, A. A. (2021-08-21). "New York's EURIPIDES SUMMER FESTIVAL Returns Virtually for 2021". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- 1 2 admin (2021-08-24). "2021 New York Euripides Summer Festival Continues Tradition Digitally for 2nd Year". The National Herald. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ Antonis (2022-09-13). "2022 NY Euripides Summer Festival Productions of Ion and Orestes Available Online". The National Herald. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ Wild, Stephi (2022-08-24). "2022 New York Euripides Summer Festival Will Present Productions of ION and ORESTES". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2026-01-13.