CHICAGO (CBS) -- They were relatively marginal characters Homer's "The Odyssey," but now the faithful queen Penelope and her maidens are having their story told. As the epic poem tells us, the Trojan ...

PCPA is proud to present Margaret Atwood's new stage adaptation of her own wry and witty novel, The Penelopiad, playing in the Severson Theatre, Santa Maria, tonight, March 5 - 22. Thanks to Homer's ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A feminist retelling of Homer's "The Odyssey" is hitting the stage now at the Goodman Theatre. Goodman Artistic Director Susan V. Booth makes her directorial debut with the opening of ...

Margaret Atwood is one of the most admired novelists in North America. Her new book is called "The Penelopiad." Reviewer Alan Cheuse says it's a refreshing retelling of Homer's "Odyssey" from the ...

In stark contrast with Helen, whose mere visage sent people bananas, the Homeric character known as Penelope was a paragon of spousal virtue and patience. But, as Book 22 of “The Odyssey” recounts, ...

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ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – If there’s one thing Albuquerque is not lacking it’s performances on stage. The newest act, The Penelopiad, has an all female cast put on by Mother Road Theatre. Margaret Atwood’s ...

Margaret Atwood’s book “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which was turned into an Emmy Award-winning TV show in 2017, is set in a brutally repressive near-future patriarchy formerly known as the United States.

Penelope, the wise and patient wife of the ancient Greek hero Odysseus, has passed beyond the veil of death. From Hades - the land of the dead - Penelope can see everything about her past and present, ...

It isn’t until Act 2 of The Penelopiad that novelist Margaret Atwood starts to behave like a playwright. This makes for a boring first act and a better second. This script, which Atwood adapted from ...