Ajax in Iraq by Emily McLaughlin

Name: Ajax in Iraq by Emily McLaughlin
Start: 2025-11-06T19:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-08T19:30:00-06:00
Location: McLeod Theater, SIU Communications Building

Schedule

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm to Sat, 08 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

McLeod Theater, SIU Communications Building | Carbondale, IL

Past and present collide in Ellen McLaughlin’s mash-up of Sophocles’ classic tragedy Ajax with the modern-day Iraq war. The play follows the parallel narratives of Ajax, an ancient Greek military hero, and A.J., a female American soldier serving in Iraq. Both are models of valor in combat, and both pay a price for their valor as they struggle within themselves. Inspired by material collected from interviews with Iraq war veterans and their families, AJAX IN IRAQ explores the timeless struggle soldiers face in trying to make sense of war.
Directed by Omeyemi Green.