Amphitryon at The Theater at Monmouth

"I laughed so hard, I fell over backward."- VoltaireJupiter, the king of the gods, is obsessed with a mortal woman, Alcmena. To woo her, he assumes the bodily form of her husband Amphitryon. When the real Amphitryon returns home victorious from the Theban War, he finds his conquering hero welcome has been usurped by anotherhim. The blend of high comedy and slapstick that follows unlocks a Pandoras box of ideas about love, marriage, and power.

Authors

• Eric Overmyer
• Peter Hacks