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A black and white drawing on an orange background of a group of people wearing lifejackets on an inflatable raft in the water. Text reads: "The Suppliant Women: A Virtual Community Chorus. Come join the cast of this ambitious online performance. A 2600-year old human rights story told through community, song and movement. January 2021."

A Play by Aeschylus, first presented approx 420 BCE
in a new version by David Greig
Music by John Browne

These are sample recordings from the 2016 Production of the play done at the Lyceum Theater in Edinburgh, Scotland. Read more about the Swarthmore Theater showing of this work here. 
 

Parados

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The opening scene of the play, when the Suppliants, a group of 50 sisters, arrive on the shores of the Greek city Argos. They have fled forced marriage in Egypt and are seeking refuge.

Ode 2

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A scene in which the Suppliants engage in prayer to Zeus.

Ode 3

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After pleading with the King of Argos for safe passage, he grants the Suppliants entry into the city. Their joy turns into a large, ecstatic dance, featured here.

3rd AMOIBAION

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In this scene, the Sons of Aegyptos, the men to whom the Suppliants are betrothed, arrive in Argos to "reclaim" their wives. [Content Warning: brief reference to physical and sexual violence.]