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MASC is dedicated to the performance of Greek and Roman theatre on the modern stage. Productions are designed to present ancient drama faithfully, while recognizing the idiom of contemporary performance. Ancient theatre was a viable, exciting medium, and productions that fail to replicate these aspects are necessarily incomplete. Nevertheless, in many of these productions particular attention has been paid to reconstruct authentically ancient staging conventions.
This site offers descriptions and pictures of modern performances of ancient theatre. All of the plays presented here have been produced, directed, and/or translated by C. W. (Toph) Marshall. Since 1995, productions have been done under the rubric of MASC.
MASC has also consulted on productions in Britain, the United States, and Canada,and has done the following translations for performance:
- Euripides, Trojan Women (June, 1995), for the United Players of Vancouver, (Vancouver, B.C.).
- Euripides, Hecuba (March, 1997), for the Classics Drama Group, (Peterborough, Ontario). An electronic review of this product is available for Didaskalia
Instructions: The bar at the left provides links to descriptions of individual plays. Those marked with an asterisk contain more than five images. All thumbnail images can be expanded; simply click on the image. To return to the descriptions after viewing the expanded images, click on the "back" button of your browser.
Also of Interest:
- DIDASKALIA: Ancient Theatre Today
- Skenotheke: Images of the Ancient Stage
To send e-mail to C. W. (Toph) Marshall click here. He now teaches at the Department of Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies at the University of British Columbia.
This site has been prepared with the generous help of Laurel Bowman, whose myth site (Classical Myth: The Ancient Sources) can be accessed here.
© C. W. Marshall
1997
Last updated August 2002
