In 342 BC, in the northern wilds of Ancient Greece, the greatest scientific mind to grace the ancient world collides with the most formidable conqueror history will ever know. A battle of wits unfolds between Aristotle, a radical Athenian philosopher, and a highly precocious, teenaged Alexander the Great, raising the question of whom, exactly, is teaching whom?
While set in antiquity, the play explores multiple contemporary themes: Why do democracies fall apart? Can ethics exist in the cutthroat game of politics? How do tyrants seize power? Why are women perpetually politically disenfranchised? Both then and now, the question of how best to rule reaches a chilling conclusion: democracies are far more fragile than we realize.
March 29th-May 4th
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