The Odyssey

                I constantly suffer from writer’s block. I am assigned a certain essay or paper, or in this case a simple post, yet I cannot think of a single topic of which to write about. Now there are many ways around this, each person preferring their own unique way. Mine are two choices, put it off until I come about inspiration, or write about my day. Fortunately for me, my day brought with it a more than blog-worthy event, drama rehearsal.                                                                
                                                                                                  (Map of Odysseus's Journey)

             

   My school is currently preparing for the showing of the modern day translation of one of Homer’s grandest poems, The Odyssey. The Odyssey is an epic poem written by Homer, a writer from ancient Greece. The story takes place around most of the known world of the time, the protagonist being a valorous man, ironically name Odysseus. Odysseus had gone to fight in the Trojan War (those events take place in Homer’s prior poem), as he was king of his land, Ithaca. He became lost at sea, and encountered various trials over the course of 20 long years. At last, he received help from new found friends, and made it back to his kingdom, alone unfortunately, as all his sailors had died. When he arrived, however, he found suitors attempting to marry his wife, Penelope. Penelope tricked them by proposing a competition; she would marry the first man to fire Odysseus’s bow (in the modern day version a gun), which he alone knew how to fire, ridiculing them and eventually murdering them.

                While the play is having a few issues, i.e. some of the extras not showing up for rehearsal, the play is coming along rather well. The cast is made up of several more than competent actors whom are putting a lot of effort into the production. While I will not linger on the topic of the cast on the public web, I will say I am confident the cast is more than worthy of the parts they were given, and prove it every day whether it should be by showing up to rehearsal, staying focused backstage, or bringing in their costumes.