When choosing a play to produce for modern audiences, I searched through many production. However, the play I would reimagine is the Ancient Greek tragedy Prometheus Bound written by Aeschylus. The narrative of Prometheus tells the tale of Prometheus, a titan, who steals fire from the Gods to give to humans to further their society. For this act, Zeus condemns Prometheus to be chained to a rock and is tortured. While my production would not be a retelling of Prometheus’s story but rather a reimagining of the story to examine the life in urban communities. In my retelling, Prometheus will be the source material for an African American man which has been imprisoned for an unknown reason to the audience. The production would be spliced
