Hecyra: The Mother-In-Law

Terence's six plays are comedies written while he was a slave to a Roman senator. NOTE: the main plot elements in Hecyra are quite unacceptable today: Pamphilus has just married a woman he does not recognize that he had earlier raped in a drunken fit; nor does she recognize him. His mistress Bacchis is upset with the marriage and rejects him. He then wanders off, returning only in time to discover his wife with a new child that can't possibly be his. It takes both Mother and Mother-in-Law, and Bacchis, to bring a happy ending out of this confusion.
- Summary by ToddHW


Cast list:

Laches, an aged Athenian, father of Pamphilus: ToddHW

Phidippus, an aged Athenian, father of Philumena: alanmapstone

Pamphilus, son of Laches: Tomas Peter

Sosia, servant of Pamphilus: Nemo

Parmeno, servant of Sostrata: Eva Davis

Sostrata, wife of Laches: Beth Thomas

Myrrhina, wife of Phidippus: TJ Burns

Bacchis, a Courtesan: Sonia

Philotis, a Courtesan: Devorah Allen

Syra, a Procuress: Availle

Stage directions: Leanne Yau

Edited by: ToddHW