Kassandra: coming of age at the end of the world

Kassandra is a girl with scraped knees in the winding alleys of Troy. Kassandra is a teenager who secretly smokes her first joint after her brother’s wedding. Kassandra is a woman who leaves her home to avoid being married off. Kassandra is a priestess, alone after a feast with a greedy god. Kassandra says: “No.”

And because gods know no resistance, she is punished by being doomed to see the future. She sees the siege of Troy. She sees the dead. She sees the end of her world. But no one—absolutely no one—believes her.

This year’s summer spectacle by Theaterhaus Jena tells a story of coming of age, community, anger, and resistance, featuring a FLINTA* choir from Jena and the surrounding area, five performers, acrobats, and a live band. With her vivid and musical theatrical language, resident director Azeret Koua offers a fresh perspective on what lies behind the otherwise tightly sealed walls of Troy, staged on the forecourt of Theaterhaus.