Act II

In the court of Louis XIV, adaptations of Greek tragedies were very popular. This play, heavily influenced by Euripides' Hippolytus, deals with love that violates social taboos. Note: In Racine's work, a new "scene" begins whenever a character enters or exits. Therefore, there are no stage directions, only a list of the characters on stage for each scene. The action is continuous for the entire act. (Summary by Libby Gohn) Cast Narrator: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7848">bala</a> Theseus: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3699">Bruce Pirie</a> Phaedra: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259">Elizabeth Klett</a> Hippolytus: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7679">Libby Gohn</a> Aricia: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7315">Charlotte Duckett</a> Oenone: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6544">Amanda Friday</a> Theramenes: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a> Ismene: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/8272">Haili</a> Panope: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7766">Maryanka</a> Audio editing: Libby Gohn

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In the court of Louis XIV, adaptations of Greek tragedies were very popular. This play, heavily influenced by Euripides' Hippolytus, deals with love that violates social taboos. Note: In Racine's work, a new "scene" begins whenever a character enters or exits. Therefore, there are no stage directions, only a list of the characters on stage for each scene. The action is continuous for the entire act. (Summary by Libby Gohn)CastNarrator: balaTheseus: Bruce PiriePhaedra: Elizabeth KlettHippolytus: Libby GohnAricia: Charlotte DuckettOenone: Amanda FridayTheramenes: Alan MapstoneIsmene: HailiPanope: MaryankaAudio editing: Libby Gohn

In the court of Louis XIV, adaptations of Greek tragedies were very popular. This play, heavily influenced by Euripides' Hippolytus, deals with love that violates social taboos. Note: In Racine's work, a new "scene" begins whenever a character enters or exits. Therefore, there are no stage directions, only a list of the characters on stage for each scene. The action is continuous for the entire act. (Summary by Libby Gohn) Cast Narrator: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7848" rel="noopener noreferrer">bala</a> Theseus: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3699" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bruce Pirie</a> Phaedra: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elizabeth Klett</a> Hippolytus: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7679" rel="noopener noreferrer">Libby Gohn</a> Aricia: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7315" rel="noopener noreferrer">Charlotte Duckett</a> Oenone: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6544" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amanda Friday</a> Theramenes: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7170" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alan Mapstone</a> Ismene: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/8272" rel="noopener noreferrer">Haili</a> Panope: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/7766" rel="noopener noreferrer">Maryanka</a> Audio editing: Libby Gohn

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