Prometheus Bound

Prometheus Bound
American Repertory Theater
Oberon, Two Arrow Street, Cambridge MA
Monday-Thursday, 7:30; Friday, 7:30 & 10:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB6KNku5q8I
http://www.americanrepertorytheater.org/events/show/prometheus-bound

Prometheus Bound was adapted from Aeschylus' 2500 year old Greek play. Writer and Lyricist, Steven Sater (Spring Awakening) translated the play and transformed it into a new rock musical, with music written by Serj Tankian (System of a Down), and directed by Diane Paulus. The cast is so talented, and the story is so powerful. This is an amazing collaboration between arts and activism. The A.R.T. and Amnesty International have partnered up for this show, and each night the show is dedicated to an Amnesty case.

The eight cases are:
Jafar Panahi, an Iranian filmmaker. AI Concern: Prisoner of Conscience, Unfair Trial
Survivors of Sexual Violence, Democratic Republic of Congo AI Concern: Rape as a Weapon
Dhondup Wangchen, Tibetan filmmaker AI Concern: Prisoner of Conscience, Torture and Other Ill-Treatment, Human Rights Defenders
David Kato (deceased), Ugandan LGBT Human Rights Activist AI Concern: Human Rights Violations Against LGBT persons/Investigation into his murder
Tran Quoc Hien, Vietnamese Legal Adviser, and Doan Van Dien, and Doan Huy Chuong, Vietnamese Trade Unionists AI Concern: Prisoners of Conscience, Unfair Trial
Norma Cruz, Guatemalan Woman's Rights Activist, Leader of Fundacion Sobrevivientes AI Concern: Prisoner of Conscience, Freedom of Association, Unfair Trial, repressive legislation
Reggie Clemons, U.S.A AI Concern: Abolish Death Penalty
Nasrin Sotoudeh, Iranian Human Rights Defender and Lawyer AI Concern: Prisoner of Conscience, unfair Trial

http://www.americanrepertorytheater.org/
http://www.amnestyusa.org/