Telemachus 特洛马克

After work and before home is the most mysterious hours in a man's life.

Odysseus, the most famous absent father in Greek mythology, has told his side of the story. Now we shall hear from the women and the children. 下班后，回家前——这是男人一生中最神秘的一段时间。奥德修的老婆孩子等他回家吃晚饭，已经等了20年。“爸爸你去哪儿了？” 小王子特洛马克今年刚满20岁，一个介于男孩和男人之间的微妙年龄。他决定出门找爸爸。却不料，整个成人世界的秘密倾泻在他面前…… 《特洛马克》从英雄儿子的角度重新讲述荷马史诗《奥特赛》。

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Production and Development History

• October 2016: Xianlin Black Box Theater, Nanjing, dir. Gerhard Dressel and Lu Xiaoping

• October 2016: Jiangnan Theater, Nanjing, dir. Gerhard Dressel and Lu Xiaoping

• June 2014: Bloodworks Reading Series, Ensemble Studio Theatre, dir. Colleen Sullivan

• The idea for "Telemachus" partially came out of the conversations while developing the play “Odyssey: A Return to Love”, a collaboration work by Jiyoun Chang, Melissa Cooper, Eric Nightengale, Becca Poccia, Marios Theocharous, and Zhu Yi.