About this episode

Patrick Dooley and Alicia Mason discuss the themes and character of Effie in the modern adaptation of the Greek myth Iphigenia in Splott.

Patrick Dooley and Alicia Mason speak about the parallels between the Greek myth and Gary Owen's modern Iphigenia in Shotgun Players' first one-person play. Mason plays Effie, a self-determined, messy martyr from a nowhere town in Wales, who chooses to make an uncharacteristic sacrifice in Shotgun Players' production of Iphigenia in Splott. SPOILERS AT 8:50 You can find out more about this production or any of our other programming at our website www.shotgunplayers.org .

People in this episode

Host: Patrick Dooley

Guest: Alicia Mason

Topics covered

• Greek myth
• modern adaptation
• theater
• sacrifice
• character analysis

Keywords

• Iphigenia in Splott
• Alicia Mason
• Patrick Dooley
• theater
• sacrifice
• Greek myth
• character study

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shotgun Players

Books & works: Iphigenia in Splott, Iphigenia

Places: Wales

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