TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and The Getty Villa Museum will co-produce a FREE virtual play reading of Pandora, the story of Pandora’s Box, by acclaimed playwright Laurel Ollstein. Directed by TheatreWorks Artistic Associate and Director of New Works Giovanna Sardelli, Pandora was developed in an online workshop reading presented by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in September 2020-this digital reading shares a newly-revised version of the play.
Pandora retells the Pandora’s Box myth from a feminist perspective. This intriguing new work hypothesizes what might happen if a woman was suddenly created and dropped into the middle of the world now: a woman with no preconceived notions of anything-like beauty, love, or violence-who might allow humanity and the gods to suddenly see the world through her clear eyes. Pandora examines how hope and curiosity can change one woman’s fateful actions.
Pandora launches 5pm PST February 26, 2021, and will be available to view on the Getty’s website until 11:59pm PST March 19, 2021. Free advanced registration is required to obtain a password for viewing. To register the public may visit https://www.getty.edu/museum/programs/performances/pandora.html.