Troilus and Cressida

Lillian Groag presents a new version of Troilus and Cressida that will resonate with contemporary audiences. One of the most obscure plays in Shakespeare-s canon, Troilus and Cressida may also be the Bard-s darkest comedy. Exploring some of the events of Homer-s Iliad, the play juxtaposes the carnage of the Trojan War with a love story between its two titular characters. Lillian Groag-s translation brings this ancient world to modern audiences. Replacing the archaisms with new and accessible phrasing, Shakespeare-s lines regain their meaning and humor in the twenty-first century. This translation illuminates Troilus and Cressida as one of Shakespeare-s funniest, saddest, and most bitterly modern plays. This translation of Troilus and Cressida was written as part of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival-s Play On! project, which commissioned new translations of thirty-nine Shakespeare plays. These translations present work from -The Bard- in language accessible to modern audiences while never