I saw the Know Theatre streaming production of this piece, and it has stuck with me for several years. A brilliant riff on “Beowulf” from the perspective of Grendel’s mother, here named Agathae. There’s a wonderful balance of humor and despair, with pessimism giving way to hope for collective action and the possibility of making different choices. Agathae’s cultural distance renders her a fascinating anthropological observer of the twenty-first century United States, with a shared meal and magical elements lending visceral immediacy.
I saw the Know Theatre streaming production of this piece, and it has stuck with me for several years. A brilliant riff on “Beowulf” from the perspective of Grendel’s mother, here named Agathae. There’s a wonderful balance of humor and despair, with pessimism giving way to hope for collective action and the possibility of making different choices. Agathae’s cultural distance renders her a fascinating anthropological observer of the twenty-first century United States, with a shared meal and magical elements lending visceral immediacy.