Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage at Trinity Rep

Book and Lyrics by Jason Craig
Music by Dave Malloy
Directed by Curt Columbus
SEPTEMBER 8 - OCTOBER 9, 2016

Based on one of the most famous pieces of literature of all time, Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage is a raucous rock 'n' roll re-telling of the blood-soaked Old English poem. With music by Dave Malloy (Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812), the swaggering hero Beowulf defends the great hall of Heorot against the monster Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a fire-breathing dragon...as a panel of academics overanalyzes his every move. With music The New York Times called "catchy and pop-infused with echoes of Tom Waits," Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage is the epic legend seen in a visceral, brutal, and tender new light.

With company members Stephen Berenson, Janice Duclos, Rebecca Gibel, Anne Scurria, Charlie Thurston, Rachael Warren, and Joe Wilson, Jr. and Brown/Trinity Rep actors Rachel Clausen, Laura Lyman Payne, and Brad Wilson.

[rachelp]

Fantastic production! Creative staging, wonderful costumes, terrific performances, great music. The play is entertaining and funny while also being very thought provoking. This is one of the strongest productions I've seen at Trinity.