Argonautika (play)

Argonautika (play)

"Argonautika" is a play by Mary Zimmerman which premiered at the Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago in 2006. It is a retelling of the myth of Jason and the Argonauts and their quest to find the Golden Fleece.

It played at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in November and December 2007, and according to an Oct 29 article in Variety, will play in March and April 2008 at the Princeton, New Jersey McCarter Theatre.


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