Trojan Women ATL*

by Lauren Gunderson

TROJAN WOMEN ATL* is a play with 2 songs based on "Trojan Women" by Euripides. Four women are held in a room in a house not too far from where you are right now. They are captured, caught, forced to work at night, to work for Him. They are trafficked sex workers with no way out. One of them is not like the others, however, Cassandra is there to avenge her sister. Until then she bides her time, painting her...

TROJAN WOMEN ATL* is a play with 2 songs based on "Trojan Women" by Euripides. Four women are held in a room in a house not too far from where you are right now. They are captured, caught, forced to work at night, to work for Him. They are trafficked sex workers with no way out. One of them is not like the others, however, Cassandra is there to avenge her sister. Until then she bides her time, painting her nails, seeing a future no one else can see, waiting, waiting, waiting for the right moment to strike. Original new music by The Kilbanes.

*Replace the last word of the title with your city’s airport abbreviation.

"There is no single profile for trafficking victims; trafficking occurs to adults and minors in rural, suburban, or urban communities across the country. Victims of human trafficking have diverse socio-economic backgrounds, varied levels of education, and may be documented or undocumented." - Polaris Project

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  • Ashleigh Ann Gardner: Trojan Women ATL* by Lauren Gunderson
    “

    A hauntingly raw and terrifying portrayal of human trafficking that ends with in an explosive union of sisterhood. Facing an uncertain and certainly grim fate, Gunderson's Trojan women find hard-won community through their shared fears, not only of HIM and his assistant, but also of a world outside that may never believe their story. Wonderfully honest and brutally powerful, this script shows us what women (and men who choose to help) can do to write the future for themselves and others.

    A hauntingly raw and terrifying portrayal of human trafficking that ends with in an explosive union of sisterhood. Facing an uncertain and certainly grim fate, Gunderson's Trojan women find hard-won community through their shared fears, not only of HIM and his assistant, but also of a world outside that may never believe their story. Wonderfully honest and brutally powerful, this script shows us what women (and men who choose to help) can do to write the future for themselves and others.

    ”
(Cast for the diversity of your city or area.)

Cassandra – the youngest, 18, full of passion and misunderstood energy, strange power
Hecuba – 36 practical, the den mother, the broken hearted
Andromache – 25, joker, lighthearted, taking it day by day
Taly -17, man, The second in command, manages the girls
Helen – 25, addict, immigrant/refugee, knows how beautiful she is, a weapon and a curse
Muse - 21, a one person Greek Chorus who sings, a sister (could be voice only)

Development History

Awards

  • L. Arnold Weissberger New Play Award
    The Williamstown Theatre Festival
    Finalist
    2023