Shackouls Honors College presents 鈥楾hyestes鈥 Sept. 24-25 at MSU
Contact: Allison Matthews
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擲tudents in Mississippi State鈥檚 Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College will present the tragedy 鈥淭hyestes鈥 by Roman playwright Seneca the Younger on Sept. 24 and 25 as part of the university鈥檚 annual observation of Classical Week, a celebration of Greek, Roman and other cultures of the ancient world.
Free and open to the public, doors open at 5:40 p.m. each night for the 6 p.m. performances at Lee Hall鈥檚 Bettersworth Auditorium.
Directed by Senior Faculty Fellow and Professor Donna Clevinger, the cast is comprised of honors students from a wide variety of disciplines representing every academic college at MSU. The play also benefits from interdisciplinary contributions including 2D and 3D scenery prepared by students in the College of Architecture, Art and Design, music composed by a recent physics and astronomy graduate, and sound effects by a computer science student. Two younger cast members are students at Partnership Middle School.
The 70-minute play, centered on unchecked ambition and revenge, is known as 鈥渙ne of the darkest works of classical literature,鈥 Clevinger said, and may have disturbing or uncomfortable elements, including the plot and supporting effects.
It will be followed immediately by a brief talk by William L. Giles Distinguished Professor, Director of British Studies and founding Shackouls Honors College Dean Christopher Snyder. His literary discussion 鈥From Mythology to 础肠迟耻补濒颈迟测鈥 relates to revenge in 鈥淭hyestes鈥 and is part of the 2025-26 Orators Lecture Series exploring the wider theme 鈥A Timeless Human Impulse: The Enduring Cycle of Revenge.鈥
Clevinger said one of the most rewarding aspects of preparing this production was the chance to work with CAAD Interim Dean Bimal Balakrishnan, who served as visualization advisor, and his outstanding design students who helped make the program visually interesting.
鈥Dr. Balakrishnan and his students have been working with me since July. Their artistic crafting will bring a unique and first-of-its-kind experience to MSU,鈥 she said while also emphasizing the broad interdisciplinary collaboration that has gone into the production鈥檚 preparation.
A Bridge Initiative Grant provided costumes funded by the .
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