An Iliad

By Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare
Co-Produced with Combustible Company
Directed by Kym Longhi

September 20-28 St. Croix Falls
September 12-14 Minneapolis

An Iliad is a modern-day retelling of Homer’s classic. Poetry and humor, the ancient tale of the Trojan War and the modern world collide in this captivating theatrical experience. The setting is simple: the empty theater. The time is now: the present moment. The lone figure onstage is a storyteller—possibly Homer, possibly one of the many bards who followed in his footsteps. He is fated to tell this story throughout history.

An Iliad run time is 100 minutes with no intermission.

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“This Homeric account of the Trojan War unfolds passionately, urgently, humorously, sorrowfully — to a modern world that has still not learned to lay down its own swords and shields. Intimate, unstuffy, timely, accessible.”
— The Seattle Times

Ensemble
Erik Hoover, Nick Miller

Production Team
Isaac Bont, Kym Longhi, Matthew Wilhelm, Lucinda Holshue, Lane Bode, Jake Davis, Walter Lab, and Chase Johnson
A co-production with Combustible Company
Photos: Ian Meyers

The Southern Theater, Minneapolis, MN
September 12-14*, 2025 TICKETS
*September 14 performance ASL Interpreted

St. Croix Festival Theater, St. Croix Falls, WI
September 20-28, 2025 TICKETS

An Iliad

“This Homeric account of the Trojan War unfolds passionately, urgently, humorously, sorrowfully — to a modern world that has still not learned to lay down its own swords and shields. Intimate, unstuffy, timely, accessible.”— The Seattle Times

“This Homeric account of the Trojan War unfolds passionately, urgently, humorously, sorrowfully — to a modern world that has still not learned to lay down its own swords and shields. Intimate, unstuffy, timely, accessible.”
— The Seattle Times