Helen of Sparta (play)

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Helen of Sparta is a

Oenone.[3] Critic Ted Ying singled out Heynen's performance as a "forceful personification of the face that launched a thousand ships" and praised her as "beautiful, confident, [and] charismatic."[3]

The play retells the story of the

Baltimore Sun described the play as "original but problematic."[2]

The play was shortlisted for the Best American Plays 2010.[5] It was named one of the ten best regional plays of 2009 by the American Theatre Association.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ The Washington Post, Jan. 25, 2009
  2. ^ a b c "Helen's Revenge," The Baltimore Sun, Jan 24, 2009
  3. ^ a b Ying, Ted. DC Theatre Scene. Nov 4, 2009
  4. ^ Laurel Leader, Feb 15, 2009
  5. ^ American Theatre, May 2010, Page 15.
  6. ^ Dramatist, March 2010