Also, Ms Nyong'o is beautiful enough to launch all of the ships, thus making her ill-suited to portray someone of such relatively moderate beauty as Helen.
I don't make the rules. I just enforce the rules which others try to claim as true to their absurdly logical conclusion.
February 2, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Also, Ms Nyong'o is beautiful enough to launch all of the ships, thus making her ill-suited to portray someone of such relatively moderate beauty as Helen.
I don't make the rules. I just enforce the rules which others try to claim as true to their absurdly logical conclusion.
Thus, to be historically accurate, only a woman born from the egg of a swan is allowed to portray a woman who was so beautiful that her abduction launched a thousand ships.
February 2, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Thus, to be historically accurate, only a woman born from the egg of a swan is allowed to portray a woman who was so beautiful that her abduction launched a thousand ships.
As a director of high school theatre, this is one of my favorite plays. It is accessible to students and their family & friends who come to see them perform. It was a treat to see my kids capture the story and make it their own.
August 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
As a director of high school theatre, this is one of my favorite plays. It is accessible to students and their family & friends who come to see them perform. It was a treat to see my kids capture the story and make it their own.