Upstream Theater presents Iphigenia In Splott

Upstream Theater is excited to present the regional premiere of IPHIGENIA IN SPLOTT by Welsh playwright Gary Owen.

Stumbling around Cardiff’s gritty Splott neighborhood at 11:30 am drunk, Effie is the kind of person you’d avoid eye contact with. You think you know her, but you really don’t—because here is someone whose life spirals through a mess of drink, drugs and drama every night, and a hangover worse than death the next day … until one night gives her a chance to be something more. Inspired by the Greek myth about a young woman offered as a human sacrifice, Gary Owen’s Iphigenia in Splott is a blisteringly poetic monologue that drives home the high price people pay for society’s shortcomings …

With Jennifer Theby-Quinn, directed by Patrick Siler.